Hi guys,
I have a Honda GCV135 on victa base, got it cheap because it was hard to start. Upon inspection i found the choke was not closing so adjusted the cable so it would. Gave it a full service, new filters, new plug (gapped .75mm) changed oil and adjusted the valve clearance. Despite all this it was still hard to start both hot and cold (had to use choke to restart it hot) however it runs great, smooth steady idle, plenty of power. I've recently pulled the carby off, stripped and cleaned eveyrthing i could with carb cleaner, poked wire through all jets, checked fuel flow was all good and reset the pilot screw to spec. Carb/insulator gaskets seemed fine also. This didn't help infact it no longer liked to idle, and popped out the exhaust on decel rpms, so i readjusted the pilot screw as per the manual to achieve highest idle speed and it runs perfect but is still a pain to start (3-4pulls cold/choke to restart hot). The pilot scew now is a bit over 2 turns out, if i wind it out some more it does get a little easier to start but will blow alot of smoke untill it has warmed up. Any suggestions, could it maybe be low on compression? Valve clearance not quite right?
Thanks,
Dan
