Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Given Situation: Engine has been fully warmed up and the throttle is set to fast.   

Scenario: My Honda snowblower surges when it comes out of the load.  If I blow the snow with the throttle at either low or medium speed then the engine does not surge when the load is light but when the throttle is set to fast, the engine will surge when the load is low or minimum.  As soon as it gets a full load, no surging.   I took the blower to the dealer today (since no snow for few days and the wait is not too long) as I felt this was not right.  I had this problem since it was brand new in Dec 2010.  I will let you know what the fix is or if this is normal.  Any similar experiences from Honda snowblower owners?

Today I used both the work 1132 and my personal 928 and the 1132 does it consistently.  My 928 is smooth as can be with no surge once warm.

I will let you guys know what the fix is once I get a call from my Honda dealer.  I hope they will replace the carburator, which I suspect is the culprit.

Your low speed jet is plugged....

   The engine is not getting enough fuel at that (governed ) throttle  setting through the low speed jet...   The engine starts to drop in rpm, the engine  responds by opening the throttle to maintain rpm,   the high speed or main jet comes on-line and overspeeds past the desired maintained speed  since the unit is under no load,  The engine trys to drop the rpm by closing the throttle some....  Then the cycle starts all over again...

Find your low speed jet and clean it,  it's only partly plugged..

Good Luck,

Friiy

dear friiy,

I am not going to touch the snowblower since I have 2 years and 10 months left on the warranty.  The dealer was cleaning the carb and adjusting the governor.  Obviously it is not fixed so I have a feeling they are going to replace the carb and governor.  Surges between the load are a sign of carb/governor issue.  I am a little irritated with the problem since I had this from the begining - I wish I knew better.

The issue was a defective carburator so the dealer replaced it with a new one.  The problem gone.

MN_Runner wrote:

Good to know. If I have a consistent problem, I'll be bugging the dealer.

The dealer billed Honda $94.18 for a new carburetor ($48.10) + $37.50 for labor + $4.81 (Envir Fees) + $3.77 (MN Tax).  Not sure how some people are saying that they are getting billed for $400 doing similar work - not sure if people are getting screwed or they are not telling the truth.

They can get away with shafting John Q. Public because he, more often than not, doesn't know any better. 

It's not like Honda's warranty department isn't aware of what repairs cost.

LOL ----  Dealer ordered new carb. + jet,   put carb on shelf,   ,  put a new jet in your carb. with bigger number stamped on it., showed you bill he sent to Honda.  

--- Friiy

Do you think everyone is that dishonest?  Sounds like you have done this before.