Robbie S
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Good Post! Just a few tips. I run a lawn mowing company, so we deal with this all the time. You can not run 87 gas in a Honda. It will void the warranty. Too much ethanol. Honda put out a service bulletin about it. I put 92 and stabilizer in when they are going to sit. Once started they run rough till the gas goes through. One more tank of 92 and then I switch to 89 and they usually run great. Haven't had to clean a carb in some for five years or more. Also I use good gas, no AM/PM gas.
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Robbie S wrote:Good Post! Just a few tips. I run a lawn mowing company, so we deal with this all the time. You can not run 87 gas in a Honda. It will void the warranty. Too much ethanol. Honda put out a service bulletin about it. I put 92 and stabilizer in when they are going to sit. Once started they run rough till the gas goes through. One more tank of 92 and then I switch to 89 and they usually run great. Haven't had to clean a carb in some for five years or more. Also I use good gas, no AM/PM gas.
That's good to know considering that prior to Jan 1 of this year you couldn't buy ANY gas in Oregon without 10% ethanol. They changed to law to allow dealers to exempt 91 octane but carrying it is optional. I'll have to see who's selling what.
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Reddog1
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Robbie S wrote:... I put 92 and stabilizer in when they are going to sit. Once started they run rough till the gas goes through. One more tank of 92 and then I switch to 89 and they usually run great. I do not understand why "Once started they run rough till the gas goes through."
Why would you run two tanks of 92, then switch to 89?
I took my carburetor apart for cleaning about five or six years ago. I thought it needed cleaning, but only needed to remove the water from it. I have been running 87 in it since it was new.
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Well Done! Thanks for sharing.
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Robbie S
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They run rough because usually there is gas in the Carb bowl and lines. That gas gets watery. Sometimes I do just one tank, sometimes two. Just depends on how long it has sat. The new gas has Ethanol and other additives. So you don't really get an 87 octane, you get a lower number. That is how it was explained to me.
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Not only was the post superb, but the following commentaries were highly informative.
My thanks to AISURFFISH and to all of you who contributed your earnest knowledge.
The reader can piece together which thoughts he wishes to follow and feel secure in the knowledge that whatever he does, his Honda will be better off for it.
I feel a little left out, owning a Yami and could have save $87.00 last fall for a carb clean out had I even this post to work from.
Why doesn't the manufacturer give us something like this instead of silly stuff printed in five languages ???
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Safety glasses are essential when spraying carb cleaner into the carb.
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Reddog1
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Harry Havasu wrote:Why doesn't the manufacturer give us something like this instead of silly stuff printed in five languages ??? Silly you, the dealers make lots of money when the buying public is at their mercy. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
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If you need to start your Honda generator and it wont start with a minimum amount of pulls I have found that a good way to accomplish starting the Honda is to blow fairly hard on the filler neck of the gas tank.
Use a fair amount of pressure and let it off very carefully so you don't have a gas blow back.
Doing the above might just get you out of a sticky situation when you need a generator in an emergency.
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Once you removed the float bowl nut, this was beyond my abilities. I kid you not, I can tear down most anything and put it back together without any problems... except a carb. Complex ones or simple ones, it doesn't matter. Once I touch a carb, it's dead. Nice write up though.
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