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Problem with brand new Honda Izy, dies after starting?

Hi Guys,

I just bought a new Honda Izy 415 4-stroke petrol mower. I checked the oil and filled it with brand new Shell unleaded. It starts perfectly and runs for a bout 2 or 3 minutes before it starts banging and popping and then stops.

I checked the plug and it was extremely sooty so I cleaned it with a brass bristled spark plug brush. Also checked the airfilter and it was pristine, I don't think the mower has been stored or tipped over the wrong way...

The weird thing is, if I turn the petrol cut-off to 'off', it will start again instantly and run perfectly for 20 minutes until it runs out of fuel and shuts down .

Any advice appreciated .

Guy Wood
July 2005

Honda Honda Izy 415 Garden Tools, Lawn Mowers Problem Brand New Starting

it seems to me that the fuel tap poitner is incorrectly positioned in that its probably runnig on cold start when you get the sooty plug {over rich mixture} and runs on normal mixture on the other setting.

Andy
May 2006

Same thing happend to my honda, checked everything in desperation changed the spark plug for a Volskwagen one even though the old one seemed OK. Bl**dy thing nearly took off now going great.

Llanellen
October 2005