Saving $100 is great and all that...but the smug satisfaction derived from fixing it yourself is priceless...!

Thanks for the video! Followed your steps, cleaned everything out, fresh fuel, fresh filter and fresh spark plug. It's running like new!

Thanks a lot mate! Cleaned it and its running like a champ now thanks again

Just followed along and got my carb out, cleaned and back in with little to no effort thanks to your video - fired right up after giving the carb a little TLC. If you don't have cleaning brushes for the jets a few strands of copper from a speaker cable worked for me... not ideal, but did the job on the top jet. Thanks!

Followed your process and my pressure washer started on the 2nd pull and is running like new. Thanks 👍👍

You just saved me 100 bucks (well, euros). My honda engin mower was not working, and I was going to take it to the shop, where they had quoted 100 bucks for carb work. Thanks a ton!

My engine was stalling after 2 minutes. My Honda is only 2 years old and the carburetor looked super clean, i was doubting to open it but did i eventually and surprisingly it works perfect again :)! Couldnt fine a single piece of dust or dirt but somehow it helped. Super!!!

Brilliant work - saved me the price of a new lawn mower - thought that this honda would never go again ...... the fact that you went into so much detail about stripping it down - I thought I would just give it a go. Much to my surprise .... there were a couple of things stopping it working - 1 ... the air filter was clogged as one of the plastic tabs had broken letting rubbish grass get into it. 2 ... the spark plug was covered in carbon - so a good clean of that ... I did strip the carb down .... but the jet would not come out - so I just blew through it ... must have cleared anything that was in there ..... any way - it all works fine now. Cheers ....and a Big Thank you ......... from me .

Pissing off Lawn mower shops across the world! Lol great video man!

No problem ! I try to watch for questions, even on older videos

Great video. Thanks for the walkthrough.

Good video. Thanks for sharing your know-how with others.

thanks lawnmower man helped me and my husband save a couple hundred dollars.

Great explanation. Easy to follow. Thanks!

Thank you sir. About to fix mine now

Followed your suggestions, got the bowl off and cleaned the nozzle vent. Fired up my Honda mower and cut my grass. Thanks....

Excellent video, Thank You!

It is a good policy to replace the carby gaskets on the cylinder head side of the carby because I cleaned it out & before long it was running rough,misfiring & stalling at idle speed. I found out one of the gaskets were slightly damaged & leaking air,so I cut 2 new ones out for the carby base gaskets & now the mower runs good. Note this has been the first time the carby has been pulled apart so no tampering was done on the mower beforehand.

Love this video. Neighbor set this mower on the curb for FREE. Wouldn't start. Carburetor was absolutely filthy inside and out. Had like no oil in it. She's running like a brand new one now. Great video.

Thanks, I did the same thing you did twice, because I found a gasket on the ground after I put the carburetor back. I’m good to go.

Headphone warning around 2:37. I need to do this to mine. I bought an old Honda HRC216 K1 commercial mower second hand from a friend. It runs like garbage. Funny though it still starts on the first pull like all the advertisements 😂. The problem isn’t starting it, it’s keeping it running. I have to let it warm up for about a week before I can engage the blade without it stalling out. After that it does pretty good. Might need a valve adjustment too which looks pretty simple. Carb looks pretty similar but what sucks is the fuel shutoff is actually part of the carb. So I can’t just shut the fuel off and take the carb off without spilling gas everywhere. I’ve got an old shutoff valve hanging around that will hopefully fit on the hose. I used to soak motorcycle carbs in pinesol over night and then blew them out. That worked pretty good too.

thank you buddy, this was a big help.

This video was "just right." Add a parts diagram of the carb in case you get confused on reassembly. Before cleaning, mower would run for less than a second. Did EXACTLY what the video suggested and it started on the third pull and ran very smoothly. Those little welding nozzle cleaners were really great. You can also push the main nozzle out from the top with a dental pick instead of using the easy out. But, I'm sure that works great.

A good tip is to pull off the gas tank, hoses, clean them out, especially the gas tank, then do the carb, then put all back together, and back in business. I skipped the gas tank step and had to redo clean the carb due to some dirt in the tank. Lesson learned.

Good lesson - Thanks

Great video. Thank you.

Great detail!Nice job! Buying a new carb is stupid when you can just clean your old one. Most replacement carbs are not optimized for the particular YOM you might own.Thanks,

thank you I will try it looks good info

Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

You need a second person to hold the camera. Your hand was in the way most of the time. When you use words like sucking ice water or gonna' put more garbage in, that probably means something to you but not to us. Slow down so we can see what your are doing. Still the best video out there. I got cleaned my carb and it runs great. It saved me $130. If you were local I would buy you a drink. Thanks!

what about the tube above the main jet?

Cool! Thanks man.

Honestly the Auto choke on these are a bigger problem than clogged carbs...your choke plate should be closed on these when the mower is cold, it should start on first pull assuming its getting proper fuel (bowl, no issues, float no issues, jets no issues) . Its often takes 5 minutes for the idle to smooth out on these, when the choke finally opens the choke plate up all the way open. If the choke plate does not close again when the mower is cold , replace the Honda 16620-Z1L-841 Thermo Wax Assembly; 16620Z1L841 . It controls the auto choke based on heating from the block

Thanks helpful !

"The tricky part is getting it all lined up" lol yeah that's the hardest part. Holding the carburetor with the gasquets in place while trying to get the bolts through the air filter.

Thank you

Great video if doing half a clean job gets your mower running. This one must have just had ick or water in the bowl.

thanks for made that video make Its more clearly

Two questions. Do you use the store bought gas that has no ethanol in it? Also if I start the mower and let it run until it stops (after the season is over) does that run all the gas out of the carb and bowl?

I had to take mine all apart and could see absolutely no reason for all of that plastic shrouding around the carburetor. All it did was stop a person from seeing and adjusting what needed. I think it's a "CYA" thing by Honda so that they can say that their gasoline containing carb didn't start a fire by some crazy rock jumping up, hitting it and breaking it even before the mower comes in contact with it. I took my Dremel and cut away all that wasn't needed to hold the air filter on. Works the same and I can do what I want when I want with the carb without having to tear everything apart.

What if you don't have a compressed air thing? How do I clean the holes out? Also, can I use Gumout carb cleaner?

Thanks brother

Thanks.

Lining up 5 gaskets, carb and two plates is almost impossible. I used two round chopsticks,from takeout, in bolt holes and slid each gasket and part into position. Held tightly in position I was able to slide chopstick out and slip bolt in. Repeat for second bolt. Runs like a Honda again!

Great video but I'm just wondering what year is that particular engine from? It seems to have a totally different rear piece with fins for the engine block.

I did the exact same repair. Gas flooded out of the carburetor at first before starting. Cleaned it up, started up on three pulls. Mows with no problem but doesn't stay running at reduced idle speed. Are there any adjustments to be made on the carb screws? Good video. One suggestion, clean the carb area before disassembly.

Do you happen to know of any other mowers that use honda engines or clones?

Can I take the bottom part of the carburetor off and spray carburetor cleaner will that work

My mower is surging. I changed the carb and it's STILL surging. Any ideas?

I have a guestion I have a push mower I cleaned the card.. it idle but want idle up

I was filling gas in my honda ready to cut grass for the spring and noticed gas dripping from the gas line by the carburetor. Was not sure why or if the cable loosened as the carb.

Mine runs but later it surges and backfires do you think this would give issues?

good vid but camera position problem hands blocked view of your work on carb well done

Im not very mechanically inclined which will be obvious from my question, but my ratchet set does not have one that fits the bolts to take it off the lawn mower. What kind/size did you use?

what's that thin wire you used to poke the holes open? is that something you can get on Amazon or hardware store?

Might be good to clean the diffuser above the main jet? And the pilot jet and pilot screw? ... when its apart.

Honda makes a robust motor and decent mower. I leave my mower outside year round, and it always starts first pull after refilling the gas (which I run until dry every year for storage). Every spring change the oil and filter.. that's about all .. replaced the starter cord once from weathering.

Hello, My mower stopped while mowing due to low fuel. And the it doesn't start so far even though I filled gas. I did followings for my not starting Honda engine mower. 1.replaced ignition plug and confirmed ignition works well. So no problem with ignition coil. 2.cleaned the carburetor twice following instruction. 3.Confirmed fuel is provided into the carburetor well. 4.replaced all gaskets around carburetor. 5.replaced air filter. 6.provided fresh gas. But my mower is not still work. If I installed the air filter, I cannot feel anything from the engine, but if the filter is removed the engine works two or three times irregularly and then stop. I can see backfire at that time. I bought the new Husqvarna mower just two years ago. Could you tell me what I can try to do anymore? Thanks.

I found one 5 yrs ago was so heavy could not get it on the truck ,all pure aluminum ,cleaned the bowl and it start always the first pull.Wash it every time i am finished.

same exact mower as the one in this video, but my carb starts leaking about 5 seconds after turning the fuel valve open, then when I try and start it, it revs super high and then dies. Any Ideas?

New Honda carb is under $20. At boats.net for most of their small engines and can be swapped in about 15 min. Hardly worth messing with a carb and definitely not worth taking it to a shop. Local honda dealer wanted $130. + Tx for the carb. Plus labor $45. / Hr . Madness !!!

Where did that tiny needle come from? Mine just fell out when I took the carb off and I didn't see where it came from.

can you have the same no start problem if the spark plug was unplugged? Or the fuel shutoff valve was off? Or the ignition coil were bad? You determined that the problem was the carburetor without discussing or sharing with us how you deduced that. What did you check & why so we can understand your troubleshooting techniques and processes.

Have my Honda GCV160 on a splitter,I did that still starts up and dies,any ideas, thanks...

Yeah well, pulling out the pilot jet is all well and good, but why not go the next step and pull out the emulsion tube behind it. The fuel ports are so tiny, they could use a least a quick purge. Plus...filter your gas with a paper paint strainer. And use at least premium gas, or better yet, gas with no ethanol.

"carburetor doesn't look that bad" .... Exactly why I'm switching to a battery operated mower. I'm tired of breaking down the carb almost every season.

Thanks. Get a bench though :)

Replaced new carburetor, new spark plug, new, air filter but my GCV160 still has backfire. I am using non ethanol fuel. Any advice to fix backfire? Thanks.

I can't even get the bolts out behind the air filter. They seem to be an irregular size; too big for a 3/8 and too small for a 7/16.

ok!

What's that knockin' ?

Wax cartridge?

using the ez out how do u put it back in ez in

Appreciate the info, but couldn’t see what you were doing half the time. Helpful though.

Good information but camera work is to far from it to see and is shot over the dark ground instead of the cardboard

Turn off the fuel shut off and let it run the carb dry. Easier than fishing around for that drain screw.

Why bother? A new carburetor is around $12!!!

I never saw what he does no i struction at all good for an experience mechanic but for me i never understand what he does

Use non-ethanol gas and the carb won't clog up

The problem is checking the ili in all those lawnmowers ,first

Interesting video but i would need to be working in cleaner conditions not in my garden

my fathers is a 2002 and still going strong a friend of his gave him the mower probably sat out side for some years took her home tried to start her, changed the spark plug away she started, so replaced the grass box strengthening bar gave the box a clean, replaced the drive gear box and cable and belt, new oil new spark plug new filter and fresh fuel, cut the grass with her today brilliant job she done, running stronger then ever kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9l4ndt91cvLf4U.html

Left mine out for 1 night. Didn't rain or anything. Changed sparkplug and air filter, still won't run 🤦.

I just use brake cleaner

Jeje

Lol notice the vid is edited don't see the tricky bit putting all the gaskets back together and lining it up..ya need three hands

i foud the instruction and video hard to follow. You assume we have too much knowledge. Your tools and hands got in the way of viewing

get on with it...

The only thing I don't have is 10 mm

Made easy? Lots of problems if youve never done it dude!!!

Your arms and blue gloves block a lot of the video!