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heavily carboned new mower spark plug alacat 07-05-2006
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Posted by alacat on July 5, 2006, 12:01 am
I just installed a new spark plug (the recommended plug) in a Honda
HRT16 lawn mower (bought at Home Depot). This plug was used once and
ran OK. The second time the mower sputtered and quit. When I checked
the plug, it was covered with heavy black carbon. I noticed this on two
previous plugs; once last summer and once the summer prior. Is the
mower running too rich? If so, how do I correct this? Any other
suggestions? Thanks.

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Posted by Tony Hwang on July 5, 2006, 12:07 am
alacat wrote:
> I just installed a new spark plug (the recommended plug) in a Honda
> HRT16 lawn mower (bought at Home Depot). This plug was used once and
> ran OK. The second time the mower sputtered and quit. When I checked
> the plug, it was covered with heavy black carbon. I noticed this on two
> previous plugs; once last summer and once the summer prior. Is the
> mower running too rich? If so, how do I correct this? Any other
> suggestions? Thanks.
Hi,
Checked air filter? Or oil level?

Posted by alacat on July 5, 2006, 1:12 am
Tony Hwang wrote:

> alacat wrote:
>
>> I just installed a new spark plug (the recommended plug) in a Honda
>> HRT16 lawn mower (bought at Home Depot). This plug was used once and
>> ran OK. The second time the mower sputtered and quit. When I
>> checked the plug, it was covered with heavy black carbon. I noticed
>> this on two previous plugs; once last summer and once the summer
>> prior. Is the mower running too rich? If so, how do I correct
>> this? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> Hi,
> Checked air filter? Or oil level?

Thanks. The air filter is clean and the oil was changed Saturday.
Judging from what I read a few moments ago on another mower problem
thread (which I found right after posting this question), my mower is
running much too richly. Still, I don't know what the fix is?

Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 5, 2006, 8:30 am
Possibly l eaky carb float, engine flooding.

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You have to starve them.
.

Tony Hwang wrote:

> alacat wrote:
>
>> I just installed a new spark plug (the recommended plug) in a Honda
>> HRT16 lawn mower (bought at Home Depot). This plug was used once
and
>> ran OK. The second time the mower sputtered and quit. When I
>> checked the plug, it was covered with heavy black carbon. I
noticed
>> this on two previous plugs; once last summer and once the summer
>> prior. Is the mower running too rich? If so, how do I correct
>> this? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> Hi,
> Checked air filter? Or oil level?

Thanks. The air filter is clean and the oil was changed Saturday.
Judging from what I read a few moments ago on another mower problem
thread (which I found right after posting this question), my mower is
running much too richly. Still, I don't know what the fix is?



Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on July 5, 2006, 9:21 am
The choke could be stuck on.

-rev


alacat wrote:
>
> Thanks. The air filter is clean and the oil was changed Saturday.
> Judging from what I read a few moments ago on another mower problem
> thread (which I found right after posting this question), my mower is
> running much too richly. Still, I don't know what the fix is?


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