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I just bought the e21 snowblower with the 7.5 amp battery, so now I am looking for a mower to replace my gasoline mower. The mower you are reviewing is among my top choices, but it's January, so I'm just doing youtube research for now. BTW, with the e21 I can clear my driveway, a neighbor's driveway and about 250' of sidewalk and the battery still shows 3 bars. I have also seen some videos that changing to the 'high performance" blade improved cutting, and you didn't mention which blade you used. Cheers, Ted

I have the exact same mower with the blade clutch. HRN216VYAA. Right out of the box brand new, the mower has always surged at the fast idle throttle lever position. At slow idle it runs fine and with the choke on it runs fine. Engage the blades and it runs fine. It only surges at fast idle. I replaced the brand new carburetor with another identical brand new carburetor. Same exact issue with the other carburetor. I really think the idle jet is too small. When the blades are engaged, the mower runs off the main jet. I will probably have to take the mower to an expert who's been repairing mowers for 40 years. A guy like that probably knows exactly which size reamer to use for reaming out the idle jet. I don't have the stomach to experiment because the carburetors are over a hundred dollars a piece. If the idle jet was removable like the main jet is, I could experiment, but the idle jet is not removable.

My mower is the Honda HRN216VYAA. The carburetor is the Honda 16100-Z9L-811. This mower has always surged at idle speed right out of the box brand new. Runs perfectly fine while the choke is still on. As soon as the choke pulls off, the idle surges. When the blade clutch is engaged and the governor speeds up the engine, the surge goes away. I'm at a total loss as to what to do. Yes I've cleaned the carburetor thoroughly. There was nothing to clean since the mower was brand new, but I went through the procedure anyway. I even bought the special Honda jet cleaning kit part# 07JPZ-001010B. I ran the smallest wire in the kit down through the idle jet. I didn't feel any resistance because the carburetor was still new. This mower is a very frustrating lean running mower.

My man Kipp I love these videos they really help, especially someone like me that knows nothing about grass. I love the camera quality and audio. Keep giving us great content Thanks so much KIPP!

Very helpful video. My brand new Honda lawnmower started surging exactly like your demonstration. I removed the philips screw on the top of the carb and cleaned the run jet with a 32 gauge wire. That fixed the surging! Would have been a fifteen minute job except the philips screw head was defective and required slotting to remove it.

Your grass looks like carpet!! I love the outcome! I need to start using pellets instead of the spray.

The version I bought on Amazon last year easily accepts the Honda blades.. the bottom half of the clamp assembly reverses giving additional clamoring width

Thank you for sharing great job

Damn so I need to buy both and combine them for the mower I want.

Mine is the opposite. It runs perfect with the choke closed and then begins a mild surge when the automatic choke opens up. I say "mild surge" because most people wouldn't be bothered by it. As long as the mower cuts grass is all they care. After poking around on the internet, I'm discovering that the idle jet hole is too small. It needs to be "cleaned out." Cleaned out is code speak for enlarging the idle jet hole, but we're never supposed to use the word "Enlarging" because black helicopters will start flying over our house.

Honda may make a great mower, but this is way to much BS just to change a belt. Are you kidding me??

You did a good job.. keep up the good work .👍🏿👍🏾👍🏽👍🏼👍🏻👍

I have two of these, one for home and one at our cottage. Both are used a lot in Wisconsin winters. I know exactly what he's saying about vibration. They both sound like they are coming apart at the seams. My newest one is going on 8 years old and the one at home that is used the most is 10. They do throw a lot of snow for the money. One problem you might have that is probably due to the severe vibration is that the fuel tank mount breaks and the bracket holding the fuel tank falls down and the tank flops around. Both of my blowers did this. It's an easy fix. Basically the screw holding the tank bracket to the plastic cowling fatigues the plastic and it cracks. I just drilled the hole straight through to the top of the cowling and put in a through bolt (about 3-1/2" long) and used lock nuts and wide washers to secure the tank bracket to the bolt.

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I have the honda hrr216k10vyaa. Is this basically the same unit? Could I ask, What is the belt part number?

You saved me. Thank you.

thanks for diagnostic. So my lawnmower still under warranty, should I bring it to dealer for warranty service instead of fixing it myself? void the warranty?

That's exactly what my honda is doing idling up and down.. and it's new only used it a few times

Great, The mower was given to me...the neighbor could not get it to run correctly. The main problem was he did not attach the new blades correctly. He had purchased a new Honda and his wife loves it. Anyway, some of the other videos got me confused on the correct placement of the pinion gears. It was easy to get me confused...heck I just turned 78. Thanks again, Chief Ken Bauer, USAF (Ret)

Great video, thanks! I consider myself generally handy, but never worked much on small engines. I did a carb swap in about 30 minutes (would have been faster if I didn’t use the studs) and runs like new. One recommendation, you do not need studs. I watched a couple videos and all said you need studs. I found. 3 pack on Amazon for $7, so I bought them. Everything was going smooth, too smooth actually. I thought for sure something would go wrong. And as I went to out on the final piece, the air filter cover, there wasn’t enough slack in the house to reach over the studs. I didn’t see how the hose disconnected easily. I could cut off about 1” off the studs and it would work. But instead, I just used the bolts as their own studs and assembled it in reverse, starting with the cover. It was just as easy as using the studs, when I was done, I just mounted the whole thing and it started in the first pull. I watched a few videos, and liked this one the best. But they all said to get studs. I found it just as easy without them (I had to do it twice because of the studs).

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bought some and do not have dots or indication of anything , how you know which side it is or just let it click and is good ? /

Worked for me. I had mistakenly thought I had a problem with the main jet, took the thing apart and cleaned everything but I still had the problem, stumbled on your video and fixed it in 5 mins. Cheers.

Amazingly well done video. Thanks

Cleaning it worked perfectly! Thanks

Now I feel more dumber after watching this video useless information

What size shelving unit are you using to store your mowers? I need to get one!

Loved the video. Concise. No long intro. Useful information. Good camera work. When I put the valve cover back on should I scape off and replace the honda bond, or can I just bolt it back on? Anything special needed to remove the cam gear assembly? Or does removing the valve cover give full access?

Rather than studs,I used bamboo shish kabob sticks. Handy, had a bag in the kitchen. Won't strip the threads and you can customize the length. When done throw them away!

I know this is the "correct" way to replace the drive belt. But if you remove the rear axle completely (4 bolts snd the spring) and fish the belt through, this job is very easy and takes less than 10. Minutes total.. and almost no swearing.

I accidentally put 3 liters of oil into the gas tank of my Honda GCV170 lawn mower. Is there any video that can include the main steps to fix this issue and ensure I don't damage the engine?

What if it only surges when warmed up? Does that indicate a different issue?

What specific brand of spring clip tool are you using? I’ve tried 2, and they are not catching the hold on the clips. It looks like the holes do not go all the way through so I might need a better quality tool.

Why do most of these videos not show how to ACTUALLY clean the jets?

I'll give credit where it's due. This fixed my mower. I didn't remove the carb just slid it back far enough to get that tight ass Phillips screw out hit it with carb cleaner then air now she runs like a champ. Thank you!

Dad, what did you specifically do? I’ve been trying almost the same thing to include backpack sprayer ammonium sulfate, Lowe’s version of Milorganite, real Milorganite, premium seed (hundreds of dollars worth ), starter ferts, Humic Acid, Iron, Nitrogen, and a shit ton of top-dressing which is where I am now. I mixed pre-germinated with premium regular seed. Been watering. My first attempt was premium seed, top dressing but a two week 90 degree drought in the Rochester NY area near Lake Ontario. Waiting on results. Got some growth, but man! I’ve put over a month into this and a grand. New equipment too, new commercial broadcast spreader, Scott’s Wizz. Geesh

How long does the 'fix' last?

I purchased an HRN216 brand new two months ago. Cut my grass maybe four times and now it's surging. Great. I bought the Honda to replace my rusting 10 year old Husqvarna that sat outside in the rain and snow most of it's life, yet still always started on the second pull and never surged. The base rusted through, but the engine still ran perfect. So, is cleaning the carb going to be a 'thing' every other week or what? Maybe I should sell it and get another Husqvarna...

Thankyou so much. She's running like a champ again. The mower only has 5 hours on it.

After 10 yrs, needed new rear tyres, looked at my (HRX217HYA) gear and there is NO DOT visible on either side. Once i get smaller snap ring pliers i'll see what's up.

Thank you "Daddy" this was a good fix, although I took a short cut and had to execute the repair a second time to fix it. The first time I did not remove the pilot jet screw; Cleaned everything with all 3 tools; (Carb cleaner, pipe-cleaner and mild compressed air) and when reassembled and started the mower, it continued to surge. A second tear-down and removing the pilot jet screw was the key. A trick others might find useful when attempting to remove "stuck fasteners" such as this little pilot jet screw which I encountered, is to impact the screw head first with some force. In this situation I used the end of a 1/4" x 6" long socket extension and a hammer to apply a few "love-taps" to the head of the screw from multiple angles and the screw came right out. Your instruction to verify the "auto choke" feature is working properly was pretty cool too (closed when cold and open when the motor is warm) Thank you Daddy!👊

Awesome Video..Great. Been working on small engines for 40 years and this is one of the best videos. ..about the belt. I've seen the belt come off the pulley.. Just a simple fix.. New Belt time

What a waste of time

Great video, but I tried everything and it still surged. I've fixed other equipment that surged with a similar process, but not this one Honda mower. I ended up just buying a new carb. I cleaned the old carb several times and saw slight improvement, but the surging continued. I've yet to see a video that describes the screw set next to the pilot jet and whether that can contribute to the surging issue as well. I'm not sure how that can be removed, adjusted, etc.

Invaluable tips with relation to the drive gear installation. Made it so much easier mate!

I have the identical problem. I tried to remove that pilot jet screw on top of the carb, but it will NOT BUDGE! is there a good way to remove it without damaging the carburetor? The screw head stripped right away when I tried to remove it, it's on so tight.

Kipp. Wierd question...i got a brand new Honda gcv160 LAO BHH gjara engine. What mower would this go on? I was hoping to use it on my hrr216k9vyaa. But the sump doesnt have screw holes for the belt guard or the clutch holder that assembly goes on..any help appreciated

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Absolutely the best of the bunch covering all the little cavorts you always run into, Your tip on how to loosen the brake nut with a standard wrench and a bar was a life savor for me. Thanks again Ron