[AT] Pressure washer

[Bruce Fallon]

There is a bypass valve that is stuck no doubt.  Mine would stick when trigger released and going into bypass when trigger pulled it would not pump until I idled down the engine you have to take it apart and grease the valve.  Look online for a diagram of the pump to locate the bypass valve.   Mine had a little cover over it secured with a push in type rivet didn’t look like it could be removed but just popped out.   


Bruce Fallon
Langley, WA 98260

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Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 6:38 AM
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Subject: [AT] Pressure washer

I "rescued" a pressure washer from my FIL, it looked like it had been used very little, parked in a shed then half buried by a ground hog.  It has a vertical Honda engine and after replacing a chewed fuel line and the pressure hose, it worked great.  The  oil was still clear blue :-)
Fast forward about a year, I got it out to use it and it doesn't make pressure, the hose pressure will put water thru the pump, but it doesn't do any more when the engine runs.  It has a plastic housing over the pump and I didn't have time to tear it down.  Any ideas?  I suspect it is a direct mount pump, so I can't imagine any way it's disconnected from the engine.  It hasn't been cold since I used it either!  My high school age son had one of my pumps freeze in the back of his truck during a 15 mile drive, at least that's the story I got :-)


Len Rugen

rugenl at yahoo.com


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