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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: semy on July 10, 2014, 06:39:43 pm

Title: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: semy on July 10, 2014, 06:39:43 pm

Hi, I have a gx200 power washer and its impossible to start it without full choke even when the engine is warm. Also I'm starting to get occasional back fires now and again when l try and start the engine.

Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: BDCS on July 10, 2014, 07:04:53 pm

Blocked main jet

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: semy on July 10, 2014, 08:14:29 pm

Before the back firing, I had a new carb fitted to try and solve the choke issue but failed also cleaned the tank out.

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: BDCS on July 10, 2014, 08:19:38 pm

OK then if its not a lack of fuel then its an excess of air - did you fit the carb correctly with new gaskets ? was it fitted with the correct main jet ?

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: semy on July 10, 2014, 08:28:49 pm

I had the shop fit it so im guessing its done properly

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: BDCS on July 10, 2014, 09:19:01 pm

So if it went to a shop with a fault and has still got the fault then take it back to them and tell them. If it needs choke when warm then something is wrong

Title: Re: Help with hard to start gx200
Post by: semy on July 11, 2014, 06:47:05 am

Last time they had it for over a week, I thought I might be able to fix it myself if someone had an idea what might be wrong with it. Might be worth buying a new engine and saving myself the headache.