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kent

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I have a 11hp honda not very old it runs perfect But when i try to pull start its very hard to pull I changed oil no difference.Any ideas that i can try. Thanks
 
ron p

dale hit the nail on the head.
order an "easy start valve" and install it.
$7.95 at envirospec #1625-777 but they have a min order amount.
pull start only
 
I tryed pulling trigger on gun even tried dissconecting water and gun still hard to pull I will take another look at it and see .Just seems to pull very hard
 
last ones a big no-no

Don't ever disconnect water and try to start engine, no matter how tempting. You will burn up your pump without water running thru it to cool it!!

I'm not mechanically inclined, I just sit a stare, hoping I will intimidate it into working. Still working on my technique....

For what its worth, I learned a few basics, and got friendly with my small engine repair guy.....
 
One of 2 things. If your carb is leaking, the gas trickles into the cylinder and dead heads against the valves. These won't pull at all until you remove the spark plug and burp the cylinder. MAKE SURE THE SWITCH IS OFF! An unexpected spark will really screw up your day with the gas blowing out the hole. Another possibility is the exhaust valve is adjusted too loose. If that happens, the compression release doesn't open the valve enough to make it easy to pull. One other may be a pump not mounted correctly and binding. Loosen the bolts on your pump if direct drive, and see if it pulls any easier.
 

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Im with Russ on this one. Always turn off the fuel when not in use. Ive had honda engines lock up so tight you had to take out spark plug to releive pressure. Also if it is a leaky carb it will leak past rings and fill up crank case. Then you have to drain oil also. Had one of my guys pull so hard he broke rope. From the school of " If it dont fit force it". Hope this helps.

Michael T
 
Kent,
Is this a direct drive pump?

If so I had a similar problem with a 13 HP Honda.

If it is still under warrnty take it in for service. If not use this link and see how I corrected my problem.

www.powerwashnetwork.com

Go to equipment problems . To the right type in hard starting Honda.

This may be of help to you. Please let us know how it turns out!
 
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Thanks to all who answered my post.I did pull plug pulled a few times seemed to pull a lot better after that I used it today worked fine.Hopefully that was all it needed.Again thanks to all.
 
The last time I saw this problem with a Honda 11hp the valves were out of tolerence and the engine shop fixed it very easily by adjusting the valves. It only took about 10 min.
 
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