"Hi Trevor,
Sure, I'd t
"Hi Trevor,
Sure, I'd try to "shock" it loose if I thought it was stuck. If you haven't done it before, here's how;
Ideally, you need access to the carb directly so you may need to adapt some bolts to hold the carb on without any spark arrestor or "muffler" as Honda calls the intake ducting.
You need to familiarize yourself with a way to throttle the carb with one hand while spraying the carb cleaner in the other. The newer engines allow you to do this without disconnecting the throttle linkage but I'm not sure about your model.
Run the engine, (I always use a test tank or trash can full of water) at approximately 1500 to 2000 rpm and, using the straw tip that comes with a new can, spray directly into the venturi (throat) of the carb. As the engine starts to bog, because you are essentially richening the fuel mixture, you need to open the throttle to give it more air and keep it running. Try to run it in a "semi-bogged down" condition while spraying for about ten seconds at a time and use a whole can of spray. This "proceedure" takes a bit of practice to get it right.
CAUTION: You don't want to run it too long in this manner because you are washing down the cylinder wall with the carb spray and if you don't "breathe" it and allow some oil to splash up with the piston, you could score the cylinder. So, 10 seconds at a pop.
You might try a couple of cans to see if it doesn't improve and, if it does, start running a dose of Sea Foam additive to the fuel each time you fill the tank but don't "over treat". Good luck"
