I know this question gets asked a lot - and I have read & watched countless videos. I have removed, cleaned, rebuilt & replaced the carburetor, checked for spark, etc.
I had my snowblower (Honda HS35) working a few weeks ago. New carb, new gas. Worked fine. Here's what I'm seeing now:
-First of all. It took my some work to get it running, but it always started. Just needed some work to get it to idle right and keep running. I got that fixed with all the covers & trim removed.
-I used the snowblower once. All seemed to work fine, so I put the trim back on, and it no longer worked? (wtf!)
-When it first stopped working, I could spray carb cleaner or starting fluid into it and it would turn over & then conk out.
-Seemed like it wasn't getting gas, so it removed the carb & cleaned it. Not sure if the needle valve & float were out of place that whole time, but I noticed it wasn't moving freely, so I fixed it.
-Kept trying to start it and it wouldn't keep going.
-Over time (flooded) the plug was wet with gas & pretty black. I dried it & cleaned off the soot. Seemed to help, but still ran into issues.
Now:
-When I ground the plug, I can see blue spark. Doesn't necessarily mean it's enough spark, but it's sparking.
-When I spray (anything flammable) into the spark plug hole or into the carb, it doesn't even act like it's going to start.
--So I do think it's getting gas, but something else isn't right.
Can anyone give me some guidance on how to know whether the spark is adequate? Or what else could be the issue? It doesn't seem to be the easy answer this time. (But who knows?
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I had my snowblower (Honda HS35) working a few weeks ago. New carb, new gas. Worked fine. Here's what I'm seeing now:
-First of all. It took my some work to get it running, but it always started. Just needed some work to get it to idle right and keep running. I got that fixed with all the covers & trim removed.
-I used the snowblower once. All seemed to work fine, so I put the trim back on, and it no longer worked? (wtf!)
-When it first stopped working, I could spray carb cleaner or starting fluid into it and it would turn over & then conk out.
-Seemed like it wasn't getting gas, so it removed the carb & cleaned it. Not sure if the needle valve & float were out of place that whole time, but I noticed it wasn't moving freely, so I fixed it.
-Kept trying to start it and it wouldn't keep going.
-Over time (flooded) the plug was wet with gas & pretty black. I dried it & cleaned off the soot. Seemed to help, but still ran into issues.
Now:
-When I ground the plug, I can see blue spark. Doesn't necessarily mean it's enough spark, but it's sparking.
-When I spray (anything flammable) into the spark plug hole or into the carb, it doesn't even act like it's going to start.
--So I do think it's getting gas, but something else isn't right.
Can anyone give me some guidance on how to know whether the spark is adequate? Or what else could be the issue? It doesn't seem to be the easy answer this time. (But who knows?