Honda 8hp 4Stroke about 2000

jerryjerry05

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I have a Honda 4str 8hp. It only runs when I leave the choke out.It has good compression and spark.Any Ideas?Jerry
 

walexa

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Re: Honda 8hp 4Stroke about 2000

Dirty carburetor.

Either get a service manual and clean it yourself or take it to a dealer to get them to clean it, but they are pretty simple.

Waylan
 

hondon

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Re: Honda 8hp 4Stroke about 2000

Simple as it is ,you now have a limiter cap on that idle mixture screw and in order to clean that carb completely that screw has to come out.Problem is you either have to break it or know how to do it without breaking it and that is not info that I can share.First of all,it is illegall to tamper with that screw unless certified,and secondly it involves heat in a fuel filled unit.Hardly safe and someday I'll come home with a scalded face when one of these blows up on me.Weigh your options.Honda carbs are cheap and you may be better served just swapping it out.
 
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