Anyone in Farmington/Livonia/Novi area work on Honda lawn mowers?

Scooter70

Scooter70

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I may have run my Honda push mower (HRX217) out of oil and locked up the motor. Hopefully it can be knocked free or maybe just needs a piston. I've called a couple of places and it sounds like they would just want to replace the motor. Can anyone take a look at it before I take more drastic steps?

Thanks.
-Matt
 
Now that's funny. A diehard car guy runs his mower without oil. Lol.

Good luck with the repair.
 
I have an older one for sale, hardly used..

http://motownmuscle.com/forums/show...wer-6hp-Briggs-amp-Stratton-75-obo&highlight=


Pull the plug, drop some heavier oil in the cylinder(some penetrating oil as well) and let it sit to drain down in the cylinder. Flip it over and get a good grip on the "shaft"... slowly work it back and forth and see if you can get it to slowly break free. 99% of the time this will fix it, you're going to get some smoke for sure going forward but hopefully you haven't scored the cylinder walls or else you'll always have a choo choo train.
 
mustangjoe87 said:
Worst case it needs a motor or needs to be replaced. Why not tear it down yourself and get an idea of how bad it is?
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Because if I do it, I'll end up with a pile of parts and then end up buying a new motor anyway. I'm looking for someone who know what they're doing to give me a hand.
 
Scooter70 said:
Because if I do it, I'll end up with a pile of parts and then end up buying a new motor anyway. I'm looking for someone who know what they're doing to give me a hand.
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I know them pretty well, took all the small engine classes in school, worked for a lawn service yadda yadda yadda. I can stop by on the way home one day if you need a 2nd set of hands. Try what i said above, no disassembly other than yanking the spark plug out.
 
I have a Honda self propelled mower I bought from Lowes about 10 years ago. Haven't used it in at least 5 years - Since I bought a John Deere rider. The self propelling part is sort of broken - It won't disengage, meaning it is always engaged.

$75 if you are interested........

Gary
 
CMYZ28 said:
I know them pretty well, took all the small engine classes in school, worked for a lawn service yadda yadda yadda. I can stop by on the way home one day if you need a 2nd set of hands. Try what i said above, no disassembly other than yanking the spark plug out.
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Cool. Let me know when you can stop by in the next few of days.

grr456 said:
I have a Honda self propelled mower I bought from Lowes about 10 years ago. Haven't used it in at least 5 years - Since I bought a John Deere rider. The self propelling part is sort of broken - It won't disengage, meaning it is always engaged.

$75 if you are interested........

Gary
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Thanks Gary. If Nick and I can't get it free I may take you up on it.
 
CMYZ28 said:
I have an older one for sale, hardly used..

http://motownmuscle.com/forums/show...wer-6hp-Briggs-amp-Stratton-75-obo&highlight=


Pull the plug, drop some heavier oil in the cylinder(some penetrating oil as well) and let it sit to drain down in the cylinder. Flip it over and get a good grip on the "shaft"... slowly work it back and forth and see if you can get it to slowly break free. 99% of the time this will fix it, you're going to get some smoke for sure going forward but hopefully you haven't scored the cylinder walls or else you'll always have a choo choo train.
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Do this, I've done it on my leaf blower a number of times. Still runs, and have had it probably 15 years. Once it cools off you should be good to go.
 
There used to be a guy south of where we used to be that had like the five car garage that always had lawn equipment for sale at the end of it, I wonder if he could help.
 
I have a Briggs motor I took off a nice Scott's mower my dad got from a neighbor. It's was rusted to shit, but motor ran great. I pulled it and it's been in their garage for 10 years. I think it's a 6.5 hp....let me know. It's in Rochester Hills, I will be in the Plymouth area tomorrow for work, I can throw it in the truck if you guys wanna fuck with it. Club member price, free.

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ShadowRuleZ said:
There used to be a guy south of where we used to be that had like the five car garage that always had lawn equipment for sale at the end of it, I wonder if he could help.
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I'm pretty sure that he was a member here too but I think he moved.

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ShadowRuleZ said:
Yep, it wasn't a single garage but like a garage that kept having another stall added to it.
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I know the house with the lawnmowers. it was an older guy who was in a wheelchair, he used to do mowers and tractors. HotWheelsRon
I stopped to talk with him a few years ago.
That time though he wasn't doing so well he said.
Since a year or so, I haven't seen his van or any mowers outside anymore.

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