Recent content by jsalis57

I blow it off after each mow, underneath too. Wipe it down if blower misses dirt.

Thanks 😊

All done. Looks awesome and runs great! Transferred motor to another deck and I even transferred the model/serial number sticker to the replacement deck. Can’t help myself 🤪

Thanks. I sold that mower so no longer needed.

I have sold a couple from time to time on Craigslist but I am probably not the guy you may be thinking of. I see multiple mowers by him all the time.

Not the plastic deck, the engine. I found the broken deck during the cleaning and draining the fluids from the engine. Not at all related to the flood, just coincidence.

Snd it will look better than the picture!

Deck was free, came with a bad engine.

Just sourced a deck with a bad engine. Will inspect and clean, maybe transfer all over to it.

I could try but from what I have read Honda had not been good about standing behind the warranty.

Yes it does, warranty is for original owners only. I am second owner.

Thanks for your reply. I did what I was going to do and the mower runs great! Change your oil twice and will change it one more time with Honda oil. After all that said and done upon close inspection, I found the deck is cracked at one of the motor mounts. Now that changes the course of future...

Mower was running fine, did an initial hose off and drained gas tank through bowl. Sat in sun for a while will do oil tomorrow. I suspect it will be fine.

I am going to take a Honda HRX217VKA from a friend to bring back to life after being completely submerged in flood waters after torrential rains in Columbus Ohio. This happened just a few days ago so there should not be too much of a rust issue with any components to deal with. My plan is to...