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Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Mon Aug 22 09:45:31 PDT 2016


Do those Chonda engines run on 18-month old gas like the real thing?

SO


On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:

> Charlie, that should indeed work as a replacement for him. I put one of
> those on a Murray 20" push mower body to create what I call "Frankenmower".
> Starts just like a Honda, and cuts through most anything without complaint,
> including "monkey grass" or lariope. Some people have adaptor issues mating
> them up, but the review section of the Harbor Freight page gives solutions
> to almost all of those.
>
> Around here we call them "Chondas", as they appear to be knock-offs of the
> Honda OHV design.
>
> Warren
>
> On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 6:47 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Dick wouldn't this work as a replacement for the 5.5 vertical
> > http://www.harborfreight.com/55-hp-173cc-ohv-vertical-
> > shaft-gas-engine-carb-69731.html
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dick Day
> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:20 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Modern Gasoline
> >
> > Several years ago, I converted our 15-year old Generac generator to LP.
> It
> > always did start easy (electric start) but with LP I can connect it to
> our
> > 500gallon LP tank if we ever got stranded by a blizzard.
> >
> > My other gas implements (push mower, 2 garden tractors, power washer,
> > tiller) don't always start as easy even though I would let the gas run
> out
> > in the fall.    My plan was to convert every gas engine we had.  I've
> also
> > got a Troy Built sickle mower. That was next on my list to convert until
> I
> > discovered that there are no engines I can buy to replace the vertical
> > 5.5hp Briggs that's on there.  I don't think that converting it to LP
> would
> > necessarily hurt the engine but decided not to take a chance and never
> got
> > around to the other engines. I retire next spring. Once that happens,
> I'll
> > get back on my LP conversion project.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I just pulled out my power washer and realized it has not been run
> since
> > > March 2015.  Half a tank of fuel still sloshing around.  On the
> upside, I
> > > am always careful to turn off the gas and run the carb dry.  I am also
> > > careful to add Sta-Bil as soon as I purchase gas.  We have ethanol in
> our
> > > gas around here like in most places in the USA.
> > >
> > > It started on the first pull.  Literally.
> > >
> > > Engine is a 9HP Honda GX270 (I think).  I suppose there might be
> > qualities
> > > of the engine (strong spark, strong fuel vaporization in the carb,
> > > whatever...) that help it run on crappy old gas.  Or something.  I'm
> > still
> > > shaking my head in amazement.
> > >
> > > SO
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