I bought a new Honda HRX217HYA mower in Oct 2014. The mower had carb problems so it was returned to the dealer for repair. By then the mowing season was over, so the mower was put into storage after only an hour or two of running time. Then before the following spring, I was found to need a major surgery, so we've had to hire someone to mow our lawn ever since. It now looks like this may be a permanent situation, but we want to keep the Honda mower just in case it's needed. I initially treated the gas tank with Sta-Bil as well as Seafoam, but now I want to do a better job of prepping the mower for storage. Here's my tentative plan:
Run the mower for awhile to make sure it's still okay (probably with a dose of SeaFoam in the tank to clean the carb, the jet, etc.?). Then I will stop it, let it cool down, empty the gas tank in some way (siphon? maybe the fuel line can be conveniently removed to empty it?), and then drain the carb (can the screw on the bottom of the float bowl be used for this purpose?). Lastly, maybe I need to remove the spark plug, pour in a small amount of oil, and then pull the starter rope a few times? Does all this make sense? Do I need to do more? Can I get away with doing less? Any thoughts would sure be appreciated......
John
Run the mower for awhile to make sure it's still okay (probably with a dose of SeaFoam in the tank to clean the carb, the jet, etc.?). Then I will stop it, let it cool down, empty the gas tank in some way (siphon? maybe the fuel line can be conveniently removed to empty it?), and then drain the carb (can the screw on the bottom of the float bowl be used for this purpose?). Lastly, maybe I need to remove the spark plug, pour in a small amount of oil, and then pull the starter rope a few times? Does all this make sense? Do I need to do more? Can I get away with doing less? Any thoughts would sure be appreciated......
John