Idle circuit in the carb is plugged. You can try giving the carb a good cleaning, but at the cost of today’s Honda carbs it might be cheaper to replace the carb. Pressure washers normally sit for long periods between use, so future solution is to never allow old fuel to sit in the carb for longer than 30 days.
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cpurvis
If it's been doing this since new, I think it's the pressure relief valve bypassing when it's not spraying.
It has been doing this since new (it was a refurb). Do you mean the unloader valve? I replaced it last year for other reasons and just checked it again. It seems to be moving freely. There's never been any change.
It has been doing this since new (it was a refurb). Do you mean the unloader valve? I replaced it last year for other reasons and just checked it again. It seems to be moving freely. There's never been any change.
Pressure washers must have a way of bleeding off pressure when the engine is running but the wand isn't spraying. It will depend upon the pressure difference between 'closed' and 'open' on the bypass valve how much the engine surges. It's not hurting anything; mine has been that way since new.
