Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Given Situation: Engine has been fully warmed up and the throttle is set to fast.   

Scenario: My Honda snowblower surges when it comes out of the load.  If I blow the snow with the throttle at either low or medium speed then the engine does not surge when the load is light but when the throttle is set to fast, the engine will surge when the load is low or minimum.  As soon as it gets a full load, no surging.   I took the blower to the dealer today (since no snow for few days and the wait is not too long) as I felt this was not right.  I had this problem since it was brand new in Dec 2010.  I will let you know what the fix is or if this is normal.  Any similar experiences from Honda snowblower owners?

My guess is the low speed jet was plugged,  the only thing you have to do to change that is unscrew the Low speed throttle stop then pop out the plastic jet that sits under it . 

You know which one Borat---  the  plastic one that has the o-ring on it that snaps in verticaly from the top of the  carb.   In the shop,  I saw sometimes the carb body chips off a piece of the o-ring and plugs the jet when it is installed without a fuel system type lube like petro jelly or STP   (Don't laugh---  great lube for fuel components during assembly, melts off after install)...

Friiy

friiy wrote:

I was doing lots of maintenance on about 4 or 5 of my OPE engines, and I looked in the tank of the Honda and the fuel pickup at the bottom is poking out of the gas. I'll have to try it again if we get another storm in the next 4 weeks (Winter is closer to the end than the beginning here), but I'll bet that's it.