Engine Trouble (Honda 24)

BlueBliss

BlueBliss

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Ok, I've got a Honda 24 hp engine that idles just fine, but when under stress (gun open and water flowing) the rpm's drop drastically and the throttle body opens wide as if it can't get enough fuel.
Any suggestions?

We recently wired for remote start/stop as well as basic maint. oil change. Should I start with the carb? Springs on governor and throttle?
 
Check your plug wires to be sure they are not grounding out, you may have bumped something when you were moving stuff around.

If it is backfiring when you take off the air cleaner you need to get the valves adjusted.
 
You've lost a cylinder. Check the spark at each plug. Could be your new shut down is grounding one coil, a bad plug, resistor in the plug boot burned up. If you've got spark on both plugs, check the compression next. It's as simple as removing both plugs and putting a finger over the plug hole. Turn the key, and it should "fart" your finger off the hole.

God I hope Larry doesn't see this thread...
 
Russ Johnson said:
You've lost a cylinder. Check the spark at each plug. Could be your new shut down is grounding one coil, a bad plug, resistor in the plug boot burned up. If you've got spark on both plugs, check the compression next. It's as simple as removing both plugs and putting a finger over the plug hole. Turn the key, and it should "fart" your finger off the hole.

God I hope Larry doesn't see this thread...
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dont worry Russ I called Larry :wave2:
 
Alright! I fixed it this morning. Apparently it was a spark plug wire...
I pulled a plug cap to check for voltage and while turning over the machine acted no different from before I pulled the plug... The wire slides smoothly into the cap and merely rests against the plug cap. Anyone know if that should be magnetic? Anyway, I pushed the wire into the cap firmly, and now it runs great! On another note, my tech did reattach the throttle body to the butterfly valve incorrectly to where it didn't operate properly. Seems like new again!
 
Russ Johnson said:
You've lost a cylinder. Check the spark at each plug. Could be your new shut down is grounding one coil, a bad plug, resistor in the plug boot burned up. If you've got spark on both plugs, check the compression next. It's as simple as removing both plugs and putting a finger over the plug hole. Turn the key, and it should "fart" your finger off the hole.

God I hope Larry doesn't see this thread...
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Too Late!!! :drag: Now tell me more about this finger in the hole thingy...I'm all ears. :grinning-moose:
 
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