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Pulsing engine on Etesia pro46, any ideas?

Today my Etesiapro46 (Honda engine) started racing / and then slowing down then racing again, after a min or so of this it cuts out. It keeps doing this each time I start it.

Up until now it has been fine, I cleaned the Carb before xmas - when I had starting problems.

Does anyone know of anything it could likely be? Im at a loss as the carb is fine, and otherwise the engine starts and runs fine.

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  • PRO

    Fuel problem, could be drawing too much or too little air and the regulator spring may be stretched a little

    Neil will be able to help more

  • Mine did the same recently on tick over so scoured the net for advise .

    Some people said to take the carb to bits and others talked of using a carb cleaning additive to the fuel.

    I tried the latter using an STP cleaning additive to the fuel and that seemed to cure the problem over a couple of days of fairly hard  work. Some talk of varnish build up causing the problem and thought this was a lot easier than stripping the carb .

    I would try this first anyway if i was you,as any damaged or lost bits in a strip down is a major headache in busy times like now

    Hope this helps

    Gordon

  • PRO

    hi david

    try just easing the throttle leaver back a little more (this should ensure the choke valve is then opend up properly),

    before going into more depth always look for the simplest thing, which in this case sound's like a stretched cable which could be chokeing the engine, i have a old phb which i have borrowd from work to look over (i meen cut my lawn) and this is in need of a new cable as it hunts like mad untill i ease of the throttle a little.

    if this dose nothing then i would be looking at plug then to the reg spring being stretched

    also just take the air filter off whill idleing and make sure the butterfly valve is not jamming closed for the choke

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