Hello BB and Members
Yes BB, a great story and 'true' testament to Honda engines,
and 'spinning gennies'! Personal stories are exciting, and
you told a cracker!
I can envisage you on the front lawn, looking down the street,
cocking a snoot at the neighbours, as the Honda continued its steady
and electrically charged rhythm of residential pride as the lights
flickered and then were extinguished at other residences.
Luckily, in Tasmania, we shun electrical apparatus as works of Satan.
. . .
This story is also a true testament to one of the advantages of gravity-feed
fuel bowl carburetors. They have advantages; but limitations too.
As vccomm said, new, fresh fuel introduced to a long-sitting engine,
that had been run-out, or flushed of old fuel, is a clear advantage for engines
stored for a long period.
The Briggs carby, of the pulsa-jet design, had the disadvantage of
storing potential stale fuel in a pump reservoir, that gave a time delay
in changing angles of engine operation that might be encountered in the field.
But the small reservoir is not readily flushable.
This is not a reflection on poor design, but the reality of particular designs.
I would not describe them as temperamental though. I found them ultra reliable.
The irony with Briggs is that, for most small engines, they
offered a flo-jet carby option (more expensive). Many manufacturers chose
to go for the cheaper option though ... the pulsa-jet - or vacu-jet.
The moral of this great story - for me - engine application and
intended frequency of use should be paramount.
All very Honda.
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Jack
