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They can. But when you can order an £18 part to repair it, (what would your time alone cost regarding stripping, cleaning & refurbing a carb), it's a no-brainer which route to go, especially when the cheap carb has outlasted, by a substantial margin, two £50 odd OEM carbs.
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Having repaired around 30 small engines myself in the past year or so and having seen not a single good aftermarket coil or carb aftermarket myself I disagree and won't be convinced otherwise. Yes they ran but with experience I knew it wasn't right and sure enough original parts cured any issues.
To be fair this is unusual for forum members to support aftermarket China cheap parts
To be fair this is unusual for forum members to support aftermarket China cheap parts
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To be fair this is unusual for forum members to support aftermarket China cheap parts
Joe, in years gone by there was a problem with some of this gear but that has changed and they have really upped their game. What has also changed is most of the OEM gear is made in the same place, I don’t think twice about fitting these carb and coil kits, never had an issue. Only thing that I throw away out of these kits is the supplied fuel pipe.
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For Stihl stuff I have got rebuilding the carbs down to a fine art and a 100% success rate. It's cheaper cost wise for me to buy a £5 repair kit and know it will work.
But - I do have a Honda GX 420(?) Powerhose that has sat for 10 years. In terms of aftermarket carbs is there a specific source or better - a "brand" you have success with please?
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I use ebay, a british seller if in a hurry or save a few quid and put in big orders that take a month to land. I had six dead br600 back pack blowers, I put these carb, coil and service kits on all of them and they haven’t missed a beat. I keep the original carbs in the unlikely event I get an hour or two to service them. I bought a roll of quality fuel pipe.
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Yes, it's dead. I disconnected the kill switch wire yesterday.
I'm hoping the carb is working. I'll find out when I can get a spark.Alot of the time original carbs can be repaired if the individual knows how to correctly clean and adjust them which I do. But alas, agree - buy any carb members believe works for them
Joe, do you by any chance have a workshop service manual (not user manual) for honda lawnmower engines? You probably don't need it yourself, but I have little experience servicing these things.Having repaired around 30 small engines myself in the past year or so and having seen not a single good aftermarket coil or carb aftermarket myself I disagree and won't be convinced otherwise. Yes they ran but with experience I knew it wasn't right and sure enough original parts cured any issues.
To be fair this is unusual for forum members to support aftermarket China cheap parts
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Sorry it's a hobby and Stihl stuff that I work at so I don't have Honda manuals available unfortunately. I'm sure you tube will have results on diagnosing your engine, have you tried that yet?
Yes, YouTube is useful. One guy mentioned the Honda service manual, hence my asking.
Clean the rust off the flywheel magnets with with fine grit wet and dry, same on coil contacts. Turn the flywheel so the magnets are where the coil sits, loosen coil bolts, piece of cigarete packet or similar thickness cardboard between as a spacer, magnets will pull the coil into place, tighten bolts, remove spacer, spray with wd40. I have sorted a lot of lawnmower engines that way that were sparkless.
Agreed entirely
I am however trying to ascertain from this thread how competent "6ply" is - not only technically but also in terms of access to tools.
Removing the flywheel from these engines requires more than a hammer, screw driver and adjustable spanner.
I just wish I was closer - I'd drive across and help.
I'll give that a go. Thanks.
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Google is your friend, just a start:-
No, that's the users' manual. I believe there is a technical service manual to be had somewhere. According to the YouTube video mentioned in my first post, the manual specifies resistances for the primary and secondary coils. I'd rather read that myself than rely on the video.
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Down to you....
publications.powerequipment.honda.com
HR195 HR215 HRA215 Lawn Mower Shop Manual | Honda Power Products Support Publications
The Honda HR195, HR215, HRA215 Lawn Mower Shop Manual covers service and repair procedures for the HR195, HR215, and HRA215 lawn mowers.
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I agree it's the owners manual but it has most of the stuff you need in it.
At the end of the day the ignition coils fubared, when the small wire is unplugged and there is no spark, you replace the coil unit. Running a ohms' meter over a coil, won't make it any better...
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It is a first for sure
But only on the MIG forum 
(Does anyone actually weld here, I see loads of "street food" uploads but not much welding....) 