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    Trouble finding a small engine machine shop in Texas

    Might you share thier name? The shop who did it here in Dallas stopped since the guy who did it left, and he owned all the tools . . . Commercially, maybe not, but for an individual, a rebuild is so much cheaper than an *equivalent* replacement it's stupid. (IE I do not consider Chinese dung...
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    Problem with surging at lower RPM

    I had an HR215 that I have owned since new that did the same thing. Theissue ended up being that the pilot jet (plastic) had apparently shrunken over the years, and no amount of cleaning would addtess the problem - always back in weeks. I did nothing more than replace the jet, and it has been...
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    Possible HR215 SXA buy

    Yes, and they hold up very well. Mine was smoking and taking oil last year, so tore it down, and found less than 2/1000 wear in the bore - honed it, fed it stock rings, and it was as good as new again. Not bad for 30 years or so of Texas use! GXV160 is nothing more than an overbored 140 - most...
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    Weird fuel problem with Honda GCV160

    Clean the crap out of the fuel tank and/or line that is causing it to reclog?
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    Replace GCV160 with Predator Engine

    Myself, I'd fix the Honda, since it sounds likemit doesn't need much. No way would I go near anything from Horrible Fraud . . . those will be beer cans before the Honda is fully broken in!
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    Walk behind Restoration HR215 SXA

    Early HR215 were the light silver, and later models the darker more grey color. Both are valid for the model . . . and without the S/N, can't know which one this was originally.
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