Thanks for the advice. Sounds like a bad batch of gas. Do you fill
your mower with a screened funnel? That'll catch dirt and ambient water.
I've a 20 year old Honda HR214 SX that starts and purrs like a kitten (even
after standing around all winter with a full gas tank - which you're
supposed to drain). Starts on the first pull in the spring. It always has.
I do find that synthetic oil (5w-30 Mobil 1) keeps the engine cleaner than
petroleum. Starting is easier (in the cool fall) when regular oil gets
thick. Compressed air works well to blow out the paper filter and any
detergent works on the foam filter wrapper.

Bill

"Jason" wrote in message
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Hello Folks,

This is a follow up to my own post...

I ended taking the carburetor off the Honda HRM215SDA mower. I took
it apart, removed the float and the center pin. No adjecting screws
to mess up, just remove the screw at the bottom of the float bowl and
the two nuts that run horizonal from the carb. Slide the carb off
horizonally and disconnect the control wires.

What I found in my 10 year old Honda mower's carburetor was an orange
liquid that was, I believe, water. I guess you would call this
varnish as I had to rub the bottom of the float bowl with some steel
wool. After all was said and done, with the carb clean as a whistle,
I put it back on the engine and tightened all the nuts and screws.
Opened up the gas, and pulled the rip cord, started on the first pull
and purred like a kitten...I was amazed, I thought I was going out on
a limb...all worked out well, my mower runs like new again!

Jason
TC, MI