All,
I am in the process of rehabbing a recently found HR214 SX and have run into a snag with the blade clutch stalling the motor when I engage it. The engine seems to run fine at both hi and low speeds with or without the blade running but the actual engagement process while running on high will almost instantly kill the engine. The carburetor is brand new OEM Honda. If I ease the blade by slipping the clutch I can keep it running but I know that is not right, I should be able to simply push the engagement lever, engage the blade and go.
I am going to look at the governor for proper adjustment, although it does move freely. Other than that not sure where to look, compression is great at 148psi for 24 hours. The only thing i may check is valve adjustment.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
I am in the process of rehabbing a recently found HR214 SX and have run into a snag with the blade clutch stalling the motor when I engage it. The engine seems to run fine at both hi and low speeds with or without the blade running but the actual engagement process while running on high will almost instantly kill the engine. The carburetor is brand new OEM Honda. If I ease the blade by slipping the clutch I can keep it running but I know that is not right, I should be able to simply push the engagement lever, engage the blade and go.
I am going to look at the governor for proper adjustment, although it does move freely. Other than that not sure where to look, compression is great at 148psi for 24 hours. The only thing i may check is valve adjustment.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.