HRX217 oil in carb during maintenance

TonyPrin said:

Living in Connecticut I prepped my Honda HRX217HYA for storage some time ago. I had some time and decided to sharpen the blades instead of waiting for spring. I put the mower on it's left side and noticed a small pool of oil when I finished. The oil apparently came from the carburetor. Besides ruining the air filter, I'm wondering what may have happened to other parts.


I can add gas and run it again but would prefer avoiding that if possible.


I'd appreciate hearing back on how oil got into the carburetor and what I should do as a result to finish prepping my mower.


Thanks.

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TonyPrin said:

Thanks for responding.



I added some gas and pulled the cord. For a while nothing but it finally started. Interestingly, I got one large spray of something (probably gas) out the exhaust but it's running fine.

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TonyPrin said:

Thanks for responding.

I added some gas and pulled the cord. For a while nothing but it finally started. Interestingly, I got one large spray of something (probably gas) out the exhaust but it's running fine.

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