Nick Tanousis
New member
Hello,
I am a new outboard technician and currently I am having nightmares with a Honda 225 with idle problems.
The first trouble shooting with leak down test showed bad piston rings so I removed the heads and I found rust in the #6 cylinder and also the valves in every other cylinder wasn't sealing. So I took the block and heads to a machine shop and he told me that he better repair only the heads because the cylinder walls looked ok and even if the rings are a little bit worn we won't have any problem. He repaired the heads and I installed everything back together but the problem still exists!!
Since I have checked almost everything (Cleaned throttle body, cleaned IAC,). I adjusted the valves as the manual says and also I checked fuel pressure ( 32psi with the vacuum hose attached to the pressure regulator and when I remove the hose the fuel pressure goes into 45psi.
I dont have any faults. I have it all the time hooked with a TEXA diagnostic system.
I dont know what else to do. It really drives me crazy!!
I appreciate any kind of help
I am a new outboard technician and currently I am having nightmares with a Honda 225 with idle problems.
The first trouble shooting with leak down test showed bad piston rings so I removed the heads and I found rust in the #6 cylinder and also the valves in every other cylinder wasn't sealing. So I took the block and heads to a machine shop and he told me that he better repair only the heads because the cylinder walls looked ok and even if the rings are a little bit worn we won't have any problem. He repaired the heads and I installed everything back together but the problem still exists!!
Since I have checked almost everything (Cleaned throttle body, cleaned IAC,). I adjusted the valves as the manual says and also I checked fuel pressure ( 32psi with the vacuum hose attached to the pressure regulator and when I remove the hose the fuel pressure goes into 45psi.
I dont have any faults. I have it all the time hooked with a TEXA diagnostic system.
I dont know what else to do. It really drives me crazy!!
I appreciate any kind of help