I picked up a hydraulic log splitter from my neighbor. Less than 1/2 the price of a new one. He used it 2x (bought it new from Lowes) and decided that he wasn't going to burn wood anymore. He's afraid his wife would burn down the house - she's good at keeping the fireplace completely full of wood and roaring all day long.
It has a Honda OHC GCV 160 motor on it. No throttle, just a choke and on/off. When it runs, it lopes if I don't keep the choke pulled out 1/2 way, even tho the motor is warm.
Is there an adjustment on the carb that you can get to without having to drill a hole thru the plastic recoil start cover to richen up the carb? I took the air filter off, to look for an adjustment, and found that by doing so, it also removes the carb from the motor. If driling a hole to get to the adjustment makes things easier, I have no problem taking my cordless drill to the plastic recoil starter cover.
When it was running, I sprayed carb cleaner around the carb, and the motor didn't change it's tune any, so I doubt that it's an air leak making it run lean. There is no change in the loping after I put it back together, but I didn't make any adjustments. I did notice a phillips head screw on the upper side of the carb, but didn't look any further. My other neighbor walked over and wanted to talk, so I buttoned it back up before it got dark out.
It's still shiny and new, no dirt/grime anywhere on it - he stored it inside. I ran a 2 tanks of gas thru it, and added SeaFoam to the gas with no change.
Thoughts?
No, I don't want to get rid of it and get something else. :msp_tongue:
It has a Honda OHC GCV 160 motor on it. No throttle, just a choke and on/off. When it runs, it lopes if I don't keep the choke pulled out 1/2 way, even tho the motor is warm.
Is there an adjustment on the carb that you can get to without having to drill a hole thru the plastic recoil start cover to richen up the carb? I took the air filter off, to look for an adjustment, and found that by doing so, it also removes the carb from the motor. If driling a hole to get to the adjustment makes things easier, I have no problem taking my cordless drill to the plastic recoil starter cover.
When it was running, I sprayed carb cleaner around the carb, and the motor didn't change it's tune any, so I doubt that it's an air leak making it run lean. There is no change in the loping after I put it back together, but I didn't make any adjustments. I did notice a phillips head screw on the upper side of the carb, but didn't look any further. My other neighbor walked over and wanted to talk, so I buttoned it back up before it got dark out.
It's still shiny and new, no dirt/grime anywhere on it - he stored it inside. I ran a 2 tanks of gas thru it, and added SeaFoam to the gas with no change.
Thoughts?
No, I don't want to get rid of it and get something else. :msp_tongue: