Honda Mower GCV160 Keihin Carburetor Service
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- DIY tutorial to diagnose and service a clogged up Keihin carburettor on a Troy-Bilt mower with a Honda GCV160 engine. Ethanol in petrol leads to water damage in small engine carburetors. Check the Thermowax plug if it's hard to start when cold.
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00:00 I'm not Rusty
01:33 Recoil, shroud, and tank removal
03:43 Remove carb bowl
06:45 Carb removal, gasket configuration
09:03 Exterior clean and disassembly
10:43 Manual clean jets and reassemble
19:02 Re-attach fuel line and linkages
22:07 Reassemble airbox, gaskets and auto-choke
26:04 Install tank, shroud and recoil
27:21 The Money Shot
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Sorry! My bad…
The next video I watched, there you were using M6x1 dowels! 😊 Well done.
I’ll keep watching.
@@jimyeske8498 No worries Mr Jim. I just appreciate you watching. Cheers!
What you also need are the Briggs and Honda oil extractors! As seen in The same Bruce video. If you’re interested in the details. I can email some photos.
Hi. I commented here about an HR214 lawnmower carburator change. I don't know why my comments and your replies aren't here anymore. Anyways. I changed the carburator everything is in place and the mower problem stopping when changing the manual lever from choke to hi or low is corrected but when I change from hi to low it revs at the same speed. Any ideas?
@@JazzyScat hmmm odd. I remember and the replies are missing for me too. I can only suggest the control cable is out of adjustment, or it's slipping?
I like the lawn lady she is calm n keeps simple n explains step by step
I think she knows her stuff, God bless her.
I appreciate you watching Mr Mario. Cheers!
She does
I’ve watched many “ so called “ experts on the maintenance of a Honda carburetor but yours was the most direct , step by step method - easy to understand for even a beginner like myself !
I was ready to bring in my mower ( only 8 months old ) for repair until I came across your video !
comments like this make it worth every minute i put into this. Thank you so much for watching and welcome to the channel Mr H&J. Cheers!
Ma’am. I’m a diesel tech by trade and haven’t been able to get my mower to run worth a damn. It’s a Honda with the same exact carb set up as this mower. This video fixed that. Hats off to you!!!! Fires up first pull with ZERO issues now. Keep up what you’re doing.
Yay! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Keepin it simple makes you a winner every time
Thank you Mr. David! I strive to KIS, it's easy to get distracted.
After spending three hours fiddling with reinstalling the carb of my gcv190, I found your video, followed your guidance and BINGO, got it done in just a few minutes! Your many many helpful tips and clear instructions made me confident that I can keep my equipment in top shape. I learned the hard way to mind the float valve…luckily found it at my feet:). Thank you Lawnmower Lady!❤
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!
Best video on the Honda carb out there, no question. Thank you! Saving us regular folk lots of dollars.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Totally underrated Channel imo😎
Thanks for the upload and positive thinking! Helped me a lot😁👍👌
Thank you for your kind words. Cheers!
Just like everyone said previously, you took the time and really showed in detail on how to take it apart and then reassemble the carb makes it easy to service or replace if you have to.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I appreciate the parts lists too!
Thank you so much for your information and willingness to share and teach. Your videos, particularly this one and other on this carb type, were very helpful and very well put together. I have been fiddling with my Troy built mower for a while now and each time it’s either just as bad or even maybe worse…until finally it would only run while choked then would stall out. So this carb breakdown was exactly what I needed to give me the confidence to dive in all the way and fix it right! Thanks again!
You got this Mr Derek! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thanks LL! You did a great job of showing the detail points that others left me scratching my head on, the atomizer jet, the float needle, etc. excellent close-up work. keep on rockin' it!
Thank you Mr Raymond! Comments like this make me feel it's worth the effort. Glad to help. Cheers!
Your video saved me and made me look like a hero in front of my family!! Thank you!! So easy to follow! Started on the first pull!!! 💪🏾
Great job!
Great video and great job of explaining everything you were doing and why. I have this same mower and have had the carb off before but your video was a great refresher and I learned some new things. Thanks-you are a natural teacher.
I appreciate you watching! Cheers!
Got my mower running again! Carb looked pretty new but cleaned it anyway and it's running again. Thanks for the video!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I’ve always stored my mower with Stabil original formula stabilizer never had trouble till a couple years ago or so. Till my power valve stuck after I fixed it I watched a Stabil Marine 360 stabilizer. I got to thinking about it the marine formula it’s made to absorb condensation from the boat tanks I’ll try it in my mower and in storage. For the last two or more years it works really well doesn’t gel up to clog the carburetor. I’m using regular unleaded with the crappy ethanol and not a moment’s trouble. Have a Blessed One. Greetings from Silverstreet South Carolina.
Anything you do is better than doing nothing if you need to store it for a while.
I use my zero turn mower about 12 months of the year. I also use 87 octane gas in all of my mowers too. I have a Murray 38 inch that has had always had 87 octane gas in it. Never had NO problems with it
Me too, I have a self propel brigg Stratton engine for 15 years I also use 87 octane gas and never have a problem.
This is the best video I have seen yet on this Honda engine. Thanks for a very precise, step-by-step instruction.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
You did an excellent job explaining how to remove,clean,reassemble this Honda gc160 dirty carb to a great 1 pull to fire up outcome!
Keep up the great work!
Thanks 👍 I appreciate you watching!
Stella, that was a nice demonstration and narration of cleaning the Honda carbs. Ive wrestled with enough of those gaskets, heat shields, etc. I went to the hardware store and bought 2 bolts ,1/4 inch longer and cut the heads off and use them as studs. Made my life alot easier and they work on all Honda small engines. Keep the videos coming. Looks like you enjoy what your doing! 👏👏👍🇺🇸 Roger
Thanks Mr. Roger for watching! I have some long threaded rods from a three arm puller that I use sometimes (when I remember :embarrassed: ) every now and then.
Lawnmower lady, you are the best. You saved me money time and frustration. And I will only be using true fuel from now on. Excellent video, thanks so much.
I'm happy to help Mr Ken! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Very easy the way you explained it. Ordered the RIGHT parts and started right up. With a few mowers to work on I’ll be subscribing. Thank you.
Thank you! Cheers!
Best step-by-step video for the Honda GCV160 carb replacement.
Thanks, I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I watched your video and agree that it is the most comprehensive of all. Thanks and keep up your good work.
Much appreciated!
I like the pick idea in the intake hole. It is fun the watch someone else work on a carb. Good work.
Thanks 👍 Mr. Pender. I've enjoyed watching your videos for a long time.
Thanks. Some good tips in your video that I didn’t see elsewhere. If it wasn’t for getting those two bolts through so many assemblies this would be a piece of cake!
I have since fabricated some M6 threaded rod to replace the bolts, to assist with that gaggle of gaskets. My more recent Honda carb service videos show that. Thanks for watching!
This video helped me so much. I needed to see the gasket order and you did that. Thanks a lot!
You're very welcome! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Lawnmower Lady, this is probably the best video I have seen in a long time. It's the first video on carburetor where someone begins by showing you how to remove the carburetor and putting it back on step by step. I had gotten fluster with the process. Thanks Lawnmower Lady.
Thank you Mr Gary for watching. Cheers!
Never took a carb apart before but I got the clog out of my jet and my mower running in no time after watching this video. I used a piece of a plant that was skinny enough to bore the hole out. Thanks, Lawnmower Lady!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I didn't watch how the float needle dropped out when I took my carb apart. Yours is the only video I've watched thus far which shows the direction
the needle goes into the port. That was very helpful as I was about to install the needle upside down. This was my first stab at small engine carburetor cleaning.
Glad it helped. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thanks a bunch for clear, detailed, and timestamped video! My lawnmower stopped working halfway through mowing my lawn. It would start, but immediately stop. Google suggested cleaning my carburetor would be a likely fix. This video let me confidently take it apart, and more importantly, put it back together again, fixing my lawnmower and saving me from the humiliation of my lawn looking like Ronaldo at the 2002 World Cup.
I had to google Ronaldo, nice hair-do LOL. I'm happy I could help. Cheers!
This is such a great video! Super helpful and she really knows her stuff. A great tutorial on how to troubleshoot my carb issues. Well worth sending her a “Thanks” tip.
Glad it was helpful!
I searched and searched and finally came across your video by searching auto choke Troybilt. I can’t give you enough praise! Every guy that did a video had a fraction of a fraction of details that you did! I was stumped, but you squared me away. By far the BEST VIDEO of any instructional how to videos out there! I’m an HVAC tech by trade, but am now many steps closer to becoming my own diy small engine repair tech as well. THANK YOU!
I'm so happy to help. Cheers!
Great video and great job explaining everything thoroughly.
I like that.
Please keep the videos coming
Thank you for watching Mr. George! Hope you subscribe and stick around. Cheers!
Omg 😮you saved my life. Your video has taught me so much. I had to rewind how to screenshot it took me all day, but I feel so confident now about my own mower I cannot thank you enough I literally could start crying.!!!! 😅😊A MILLION LITTLE THANK YOUSE 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Happy to help. Cheers!
By far the best video on this carb. I was planning on just tearing into it, as I've cleaned a handful of carbs, but I'm glad i watched this first, because i would have probably messed the gasket orientation up when I pulled it apart.
Happy to help. Thanks for watching!
@@TheLawnmowerLady just cleaned her up. First pull. So satisfying 😁
Another happy 'customer' here, watched your video the other day and fixed my mower in about thirty minutes. The hardest part for me was pulling off the fuel line, I think.
My machine is only a few years old and wasn't that dirty, but there was a little gunk somewhere that was causing it to hunt quite a bit. Running much stronger now. Thank you.
Great to hear that Mr Brian! Glad to help, Cheers!
Great video. Able to follow easily. Thanks. I have a lawnmower and a pressure washer with this engine, so very helpful.
Great to hear!
Awesome video. You are a master mechanic. Well done!
Thanks 👍 I appreciate you watching!
lawnmower lady - thanks for the to the point and very informational video. it was just what i needed to get things apart and more importantly back together.
Glad it was helpful Ms Lynn! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thanks for this video. My small engine guy retired so I'm on my own. My GCV160 on a Craftsman won't run except a few seconds with starter fluid in it. There is fuel flow and the spark plug looks good and it will run for a few seconds which tells me there's spark. So it comes down to the carburetor which I took off and mine looks nothing like yours. It was fairly clean and the needle looked ok. Stumped, I ordered a new carburetor though there is no obvious fault with the one I have. The mover is a 2019 and been kept in a garage. I've never had an issue with a Honda engine before. You video was great for showing me things to look for though my carburetor is slightly different.
Did you take out the idle jet on top? Yours might have a plastic idle speed adjustment screw that needs to be removed. The plastic jet cones out and has to be clean. Tom, at @vintageemginerepairs has a great video on that style of carb.
Great job Stella, they are a handful but good advice to turn of fuel flow after use.
Yep Mr Rick, got in the habit of turning off fuel tap from the antique scooter world. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
An awesome job of explanation step by step. Warning about every step of the way, while cleaning & putting it together. Keep up the good work, I have GCV 160 Honda. Your video was the best one from all of them. I am quite confident that I can repair my Carb. George
Glad it was helpful. Cheers!
Nicely done, thank you. If you apply a small amount of dish-soapy water onto the outside of the rubber hoses, the clamps will slide along a bit easier. Of course, you don’t want to get any inside the hose.
Thanks Mr. George for watching. I have several bottles of soapy water in the shop to look for leaks. Need to remember to squirt those hoses. Cheers!
Great video! I was able to clean off and reassemble my Honda GCV160 carburetor thanks to your video!! Excellent job :)
You're welcome! I'm so happy to help. Thank you for watching. Cheers!
I took the jet out and the atomizer rod came out and didn't know which way it went back, until I saw your concise breakdown and rebuild.
Thank you!
(I had it in correctly, but my luck dictates that I probably didn't)
Happy to help. Cheers!
We've had this Honda GVC160 motor on an emergency lawnmower for the last 10 years. It's never run well and I've spent many hours trying to get it perform smoothly. In Australia they come with a manual choke and the idle screw is placed in such a way as to make it impossible to adjust once the carburetor is back on the motor. Along with the air box and the gaskets, they are the work of the devil. I take my hat off to you madam.
Cheers Mr Andrew! They can be difficult. i appreciate you watching!
Thank you Lawnmower Lady!! I have a Yard machine with a Honda engine, it won't stay on longer than about 3 or 4 minutes, about 20 feet of lawnmowing 😢. I think this is my next step. With your guidance, I think I'll successful!
Be sure and check your fuel cap. The vent might be clogged with debris. Next time it stops, crack open the fuel cap and see if it starts up. Without a vent to atmospheric pressure, as the fuel leaves the tank, it can create a vacuum that a gravity fed fuel system can't overcome.
@@TheLawnmowerLady already unplugged the vent holes in the gas cap along with changing the air filter, oil and spark plug. So, with your awesome assistance, it's off to clean the carb. Have looked into a ultrasonic cleaner too. Love your videos, your an excellent teacher and thanks for sharing!
I am real familiar with these GVC 160s
what a great video you made.
thank you for making everything look easy.
but I always called your emulsion tube a venturi tube
thanks for the correction
I will add that one emotion tube sludge is the main thing on nearly every carburetor that causes
surging rpms.
anyway it's great listening to do you do this for people. You do a great clear explanation.
Thumbs up.
Glad it was helpful! I often call it an atomizer ( I come from antique scooter world) and this is what Dellorto calls it in their older documentation. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Fixed my issue started on the first pull thank you so much!
Yay! I'm happy to help. Cheers!
Thanks for all your amazing details ! I was hoping to replace the carborater! I feel confident to look at it now!
Glad it was helpful! The original carbs are far better and more reliable than a lot of the aftermarket junk out there. Cheers!
@@TheLawnmowerLady I saw they don't cost too much.... Thanks
One of the best how to videos Ive seen, thank you!
Wow, thanks!
Thanks lady i got a lot of info from this video without trying to over complicate things.
Glad it was helpful!
Loving your work lawnmower lady
Glad to hear it Mr Ronnie!
Looking forward to your next episode and what lands on your job sheet
Excellent job! Concise and complete. Many thanks.
Glad it helped!
As always great video.professional and easy tp follow
Nice n easy to understand even from australia. Fixed my stop starting issue with my Honda. Thanks mate 👍
G-day Mr Brad! Great to hear my video helped. Cheers!
Very nice video, thanks very much! Very helpful! Those Hondas are such a pain with those long bolts and so many gaskets to get in the right order.
Thanks! Honda makes a very pricey “tool” for this that is really the bolts with no heads. I fabricated the same thing with two 6mm threaded studs. Most any other of my other Honda carburetor videos show this. Makes the job easier. Cheers!
I learned so much from your video. When I removed the carb it all fell apart so I had no frame of reference for the gasket orientation and auto choke.
Glad it helped. Cheers!
Hey ! Thank you so much ! You really helped me figuring this thing out , all the best !
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Wow, awesome video. Great detail, and great photography. Thanks for sharing all your tricks of your trade. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
thank you! was hard for me to figure out the float needle until I saw you mention it here
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Nice work there, keep em coming you are a gem !
Much appreciated!
Great video. I bought a new carb for my GCV160. However, after watching your very well-done video, I'm going clean the old carb and reuse it. I'm going to return the new carb and get my money back. Very appreciative!! Thanks a ton!! 😀
I all honesty, unless it's really corroded or rusted up. They are better than the cheap imports. Thanks for watching!
@@TheLawnmowerLady Thanks for the info. I have one more question: I tried to remove the cover, like you did in your video. I ran into a problem. The left and right nuts came off just fine. However, the bolt on the front of the couling came loose a little, then it just spun and spun. I couldn't get the nut off the stud. Any ideas of what might be going on? I really appreciate your help. Thanks again!!
@@onenuttybuddy if it's the one I'm thinking of, I'm afraid that might be one of the studs that also hold on the ignition coil. Once you get it off you'll have to reset the gap on your ignition coil. Just use a business card and slide it between the flywheel magnets in the coil and then tighten down that stud. You might try a little loctite on the stud. Loctite blue not red.
@@TheLawnmowerLady I can do that, not a problem. Thanks LL, much appreciated!!👍
Great step by step detail video detail. Appreciate that! Thank you much! Liked, subscribed and commented.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Wonderful video. I'm a certified Honda small engine tech and thought you explained the carb clean process so the average homeowner could understand and follow the process. The only point I would add, and maybe you already did this, but I would have drained the gas tank as there was obvious water in the bowl. If you already did it prior to the video. I apologize. Thanks again...
Thank you Mr Larry! Indeed I do lots of things that don't end up in the video if I feel its is getting too long. I will say, my editing skills have tightened up and I can include more things. I appreciate your views and you comments. Cheers!
The best video I have ever watched... Now, I have to figure out how to set the throttle stop and pilot screws positions... Ty!
I appreciate you watching!
Tool tip: I used a piece of multi strand copper wire with the end stripped to clean out all the small holes. One strand for the smallest, a couple twisted together for the biggest ones.
I do the same thing, but I always lose that tiny octopus looking gadget in my shop. Thanks for watching.
Amazing ! Such a clear, useful video - I learnt a lot.
Many thanks......all the way from London.
You're very welcome! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Yeah another one done by a professional.. great work sister..
Thank you Sir Mick. That means a lot coming from you. Cheers!
When I work on my Troybilt TB 240 w/ the Honda GCV 160 engine I use two pieces of wood dowel rods cut a bit longer than the carburetor bolts and insert them into the threaded holes in the engine block and assemble as you did. Then pull one rod out insert
your bolt, thread on loosely and repeat for the other side
Thanks Mr. Ben. I actually have some M6 threaded rod just for that purpose. I was really only removing the airbox to make it easier for the camera to see pulling the carb bowl and draining. I wasn't planning to pulling the entire jello filled carb.
Very good teacher. I learned a lot from your video. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Your video is the BEST on RUclips! Thank you,.
Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
you did an excellent job. I appreciate your personality.
Thank you so much 🤗 I've enjoyed watching your channel(s). Your voice-over style keeps your videos moving at a great pace, and you cover a lot of great info.
@@TheLawnmowerLady thank you
Awesome video,stay safe doing it tomorrow
Good luck!
I had to subscribe. You are so Professional about your work. Awesome!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for a great video. Very informative and helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
This was perfect although may need to buy a rebuild kit . Thank you.
Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Your a wonderful teacher ❤️
Thank you! 😃
Nice job on there clearing the carb Stella
Thanks Mr Rob. Cheers!
Very well done! Love it!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome job love the shirt, I too have been a fan of using guitar strings for years.
Thank you Mr. Rooster. I dug through my shirts to find this one for you!
@@TheLawnmowerLady thanks I really enjoy your channel 😊
This video was very helpful thank you!
Happy to help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Very good video Lawnmower Lady! Keep up the great work!
Thank you Sgt! Will do!
I told you'd hit 1k lastnight congrats
Kev here in Ireland great video love that little screwdriver
Thank you. Mr. Kevin for watching! Cheers!
great instructional vid, thank you so much!
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Muchas gracias. Excelente vídeo. Ha sido muy útil.
De nada Sr. Luis. ¡Salud!
Excellent video, it helped me out!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Thank you my lawn day was saved.
Glad to hear it. Cheers!
Very great video. Complete and informative. Ty
I appreciate you watching.
Thanks for explaining in detail
Glad it was helpful Mr Mulonru! Thanks for watching.
Hell yeah! This helped tremendously!
Happy to help!
Great work here, and thank you for not saying "go ahead and..." constantly, like most of the male "experts" do in their videos! Keep up the great work.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
You are amazing thanks for teaching.
Thanks for watching!
Another great video, Not Rusty. 😉
I’m starting to wonder if these are the uniforms from all the guys who can’t keep up with you. 🤷♂️
ZING!
Great vids best I've seen thanks
Wow, thanks! Cheers!
Thank you for make ng this sooo easy for me
Happy to help. Cheers!
Big up from Scotland 👍
Cheers! Thanks for watching.
Nice.... job well done keep e'm coming.
Thank you for watching!
The Rooster is going to plead with you for that shirt 😆 I got one of those Honda's out back with the same issue plus they over filled the oil 🤨 Guitar strings oh I like that plan !
Thanks Mr Bill for watching.
Later models have captive carb mounting bolts which make reassembly much easier. The air box goes on after the carb is in place and is held on with two 10mm nuts. There is no need to remove the top cover either. The idle speed sounds a bit high.