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Posted by Meat Plow on September 4, 2007, 5:11 pm
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:30:09 +0000, TheRegit wrote:
> I have a Honda power washer that I am using to prepare my home for
> painting. This weekend I was using it quite a bit without problem. I
> accidentally let the engine run out of gas the it stopped. I refilled
> the tank with gas and tried to start it but it wouldn't do anything.
> I thought the problem was that the fuel lines didn't have any gas in
> them so it had nothing to ignite so I went and bought some ether spray
> and sprayed it into the air intake. After doing this two times the
> engine started up like it should and I thought the problem was
> solved. However after using it for about a half an hour I turned it
> off to take my son inside, when I returned it wouldn't start again.
> Since then even the Ether spray hasn't helped. I checked the spark
> plug and that looks fine. The wierd thing is that the pull start is
> all of a sudden really hard to pull. When it was working fine it
> pulled rather easily, but now it is almost as if the engine is locked
> up.
>
> I really have no experience with engine's what-so-ever so I am not
> quite sure what to do. One of my friends that worked on the grounds
> crew at a golf course suggested the ether spray and my neighbor
> checked the spark plug and said it looked good.
>
> Any ideas of things to try?
Maybe the pump is "almost locked up." If you don't know what you're doing
as you say you don't, find a small engine repair shop. If it were mine I
would remove the pump and see if the engine starts. If it still is hard to
pull then you've got internal damage to the engine. If it starts the pump
is damaged. See how easy that was? :)
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