I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.

Thanks!

-Brian

Brian,
Did you drain all the gas out of the carb when putting it away for the
winter? If not, it could be some old gasoline clogging up your carburetor. You
can try a carb
cleaner, but it may be too far gone, in which case the carb must be removed and
thorougly cleaned. Also check your air filter. If it looks very dirty or
clogged, you can try changing that. Both these problems affect the air/fuel
delivery, which I suspect is your problem.

Sherwin D.

Brian Cohen wrote:

> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Brian

In article <oaydnb7g-u13K-bZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d [at] speakeasy.net>, spam [at] spam.net
says...
> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Brian
>

Can you turn the blade by hand? Maybe somethings froze up. If nothing is
physically froze up, are you waiting long enough for the engine to warm up
and run with the choke off?

Bill
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Brian Cohen wrote:
> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.

There are business devoted to repairing lawn mowers. Call one of them.

"Bill" <spamtrap [at] tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ee596ab26c319e5989943 [at] 127.0.0.1...
> In article <oaydnb7g-u13K-bZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d [at] speakeasy.net>, spam [at] spam.net
> says...
>> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
>> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
>> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
>> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
>> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>
> Can you turn the blade by hand?

.....with the spark plug wire REMOVED, and secured a few inches from the
plug, of course....

I just heard one should never run a mower out of gas because it can introduce air
into the gas line and then it wont start. not your solution, sorry. Ingrid

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

>"Bill" <spamtrap [at] tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
>news:MPG.1ee596ab26c319e5989943 [at] 127.0.0.1...
>> In article <oaydnb7g-u13K-bZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d [at] speakeasy.net>, spam [at] spam.net
>> says...
>>> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
>>> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
>>> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice on
>>> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is fine,
>>> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand new.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -Brian
>>>
>>
>> Can you turn the blade by hand?
>
>....with the spark plug wire REMOVED, and secured a few inches from the
>plug, of course....
>



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Honda HR-214 has a bad habit of the throttle cable slipping. Honda carbs at
very touchy. You may have carb problems.

Search this link for possible answers:
http://www.lawnsite.com/archive/index.php/f-35-p-6.html

Personally I hate lawnmowers or they hate me (and tree stumps) lol. Hope
this helps.
Elaine
<dr-solo [at] wi.rr.xx.com> wrote in message
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>I just heard one should never run a mower out of gas because it can
>introduce air
> into the gas line and then it wont start. not your solution, sorry.
> Ingrid
>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>"Bill" <spamtrap [at] tinlc.lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
>>news:MPG.1ee596ab26c319e5989943 [at] 127.0.0.1...
>>> In article <oaydnb7g-u13K-bZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d [at] speakeasy.net>,
>>> spam [at] spam.net
>>> says...
>>>> I just bought a relatively new (1 or 2 years old) Honda HRA-214
>>>> lawnmower, used. It starts on the first pull, no problem, but when I
>>>> push down the lever that engages the blade, it stalls out. Any advice
>>>> on
>>>> what may be happening here would be greatly appreciated. Gas is
>>>> fine,
>>>> oil seems fine, bag is empty and the spark plug is pretty much brand
>>>> new.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> -Brian
>>>>
>>>
>>> Can you turn the blade by hand?
>>
>>....with the spark plug wire REMOVED, and secured a few inches from the
>>plug, of course....
>>
>
>
>
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1) Try alt.home.repair, which has many helpful people who
should provide some good advise. There are folks who
visit rec.gardens and are good with questions such as yours,
but there are better venues for your type of question.

2) You purchased a used mower which is relatively new.
Did it ever run correctly for you? You may need to take it
to a repair shop since the mower could have a difficult-to-
diagnose problem which caused the previous owner to
sell it.

3) Do you know the previous owner? The mower could still be
under warranty and he could take it in for free diagnosis and
repair.

Good luck,
Gideon