I have a Honda HRT216SDA mower that I am having a problem with; that I
hope someone can help solve.

It starts fine but after about 30 seconds it quits. It seems like it
runs out of gas. If I let it sit dor a miniute or two it will start
again but run no more that ~30 seconds.

The gas is clean. The float in the carburetor is not stuck, carburetor
is clean. All linkages look fine.

Anything else I can check?

On May 13, 3:01*pm, p4o2 wrote:
I have a Honda HRT216SDA mower that I am having a problem with; that I
hope someone can help solve.

It starts fine but after about 30 seconds it quits. It seems like it
runs out of gas. If I let it sit dor a miniute or two it will start
again but run no more that ~30 seconds.

The gas is clean. The float in the carburetor is not stuck, carburetor
is clean. All linkages look fine.

Anything else I can check?

Debris in the gas tank partially clogging the inlet to the hose that
goes between the gas tank and carburetor?

nate

"p4o2" wrote in message
...
I have a Honda HRT216SDA mower that I am having a problem with; that I
hope someone can help solve.

It starts fine but after about 30 seconds it quits. It seems like it
runs out of gas. If I let it sit dor a miniute or two it will start
again but run no more that ~30 seconds.

The gas is clean. The float in the carburetor is not stuck, carburetor
is clean. All linkages look fine.

Anything else I can check?

Try taking off the gas cap to rule out a venting issue.

"Brian V" wrote in message
...

"p4o2" wrote in message
...
I have a Honda HRT216SDA mower that I am having a problem with; that I
hope someone can help solve.

It starts fine but after about 30 seconds it quits. It seems like it
runs out of gas. If I let it sit dor a miniute or two it will start
again but run no more that ~30 seconds.

The gas is clean. The float in the carburetor is not stuck, carburetor
is clean. All linkages look fine.

Anything else I can check?

Try taking off the gas cap to rule out a venting issue.

Or just loosen the cap a little to allow air in.

On May 14, 8:17*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Full of car bone?
(Well, it passed the Smell Czech.)

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"gpsman" wrote in message

...



Anything else I can check?

Try removing the mufflar.
*-----

- gpsman

With No mufflar, no air filter it will run OK until the clutch is
released to drive the mower, and then it will quit after ~30 seconds.

On May 15, 10:50*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
At this point, the ahpshuns remayneeng our:

* Reely runhing leen
* Lo Concentration (leaky head gasket, bad valve, bad pushing ring)
* Week Spock (A logical guess)
* Timing air

With the air filler and the mufflar removed, you've inshurred good air flow
through to the piston.

Does it slow down and stall, or just sound fine and all of a sudden die with
no splutters?
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"p4o2" wrote in message

...

Try removing the mufflar.
-----

- gpsman

With No mufflar, no air filter it will run OK until the clutch is
released to drive the mower, and then it will quit after ~30 seconds.

Anyone know how long a mower will run with just the amount of gas in
the carburator? The reason I ask is that if I start the mower with
the gas valve CLOSED the mower runs about the same time as with it
open.

If it seems I am spending more time on this than needed, I agree I am!
I have a second mower that I cut my grass with and the Honda in just
bugging me so mutch I just do not want to give up!

p4o2 wrote:
On May 15, 10:50 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
At this point, the ahpshuns remayneeng our:

* Reely runhing leen
* Lo Concentration (leaky head gasket, bad valve, bad pushing ring)
* Week Spock (A logical guess)
* Timing air

With the air filler and the mufflar removed, you've inshurred good air flow
through to the piston.

Does it slow down and stall, or just sound fine and all of a sudden die with
no splutters?
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

"p4o2" wrote in message

...

(snip)

If it seems I am spending more time on this than needed, I agree I am!
I have a second mower that I cut my grass with and the Honda in just
bugging me so mutch I just do not want to give up!

Chuckle. I, and probably most of the regulars on this group, have BTDT
multiple times. Fighting with something long past the point of economic
and time management sense, just because it ****ed us off, and we will
not cry Uncle.

--
aem sends...