Hello Folks,

I have a 10 year old Honda Harmony lawn mower, model HRM215SDA (1993).
Recently, I have noticed that every once in a while the mower will
start to run rough and lose power. I also noticed that I could smell
a different sort of exhaust smell while it was going though this
"rough" running. Note that I didn't see any change in the exhaust
color, meaning no smoke at all, either black or white, just a
different smell and rough running. At times the mower would even
die...like I hit the kill switch. I have looked for a fuel filter,
but I for the life of me can't find one. All I see is a screen in the
fuel tank where the gas exits and that appears as clean as can be...

The other day I was experiencing rough running from my Honda mower and
remembered the float sticking in an old motorcycle of mine years ago.
I found a screwdriver and tapped the carburators float reservior with
the screwdrivers butt end. To my surprise the mower responded
immediately and began to purr like a kitten... Now I think I have the
problem pin-pointed but am not sure what the remedy is. I suppose I
could replace the float...clean the float...clean the float
reservior...replace the pin? Is there a remedy in a bottle? (yeah
right)

Any suggestions?

Jason