[AT] Jim Dandy Question

[Bob McNitt]

  Thanks HL. Twix yours & Mike's ideas, I'm sure I'll get the old girl 
running again. Before I do anything, I'll check the gas flow pressure 
coming from the pump and then go from there.

On 9/16/2010 11:30 AM, H. L. Staples wrote:
> Bob sounds like the needle valve (float valve) is not a letting gas into the
> carburetor. Probably have to open the carburetor up and do a good cleaning
> job.
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> A few weeks ago the Honda engine on my son's pressure washer would run if a
> small amount of gasoline was sprayed into the throat of the carburetor when
> that fuel was burned the engine would die. No fuel through the needle valve
> was what I found.
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> After a complete disassembly of the carburetor and finding every passage was
> clogged by the wonderful unleaded gasoline. (the unit had been setting for
> about two years without being run.) I called the local Stens distributor and
> with real sticker shock found that I could buy a brand new carburetor from
> Honda for less than $16.00.  Did that and now the engine runs like a champ.
> The shock was that for the most part Honda engine parts are normally priced
> high high. Needle, seat and gasket from the normal parts list cost more.
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> Enough said the engine should have been stored with Stable (sp) in the fuel.
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> Should not be a biggie for you to remove and clean the carburetor as most of
> the older units are tough, and pretty easy to work on.
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> H. L. Staples
> McLoud, Oklahoma
> USA=and proud of it.
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