How to disassemble and clean the carburetor on this Honda GSV160 engine. Owner says he replaced the spark plug when this HRC216 commercial mower didn't start after winter storage. Pro tip: It's not the spark plug, (it never is).

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00:00 I'm not Vizzini
00:54 Drain carburettor bowl
02:12 Remove airbox and controls bracket
03:16 Remove carburetor and linkages
03:47 Remove fuel line
04:13 Remove main jet and emulsion tube
04:55 Clean jets and remove idle speed screw
05:33 Clean idle circuit
07:38 Replace idle circuit screws
07:55 Replace emulsion tube and main jet
08:32 Replace needle jet, float, and bowl
09:33 Replace carburetor and gaskets
10:31 Replace carburetor linkages and fuel line
11:17 Replace control plate and check controls
12:01 Replace air box and breather tube
13:48 The money shot

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Wear your safety glasses, or you'll shoot your eye out. Try on some gloves. Take off that spark plug boot. Clean your room. Open the windows, those fumes are nasty. Just 'cause I do it, don't think it's the end all, be all solution. There's plenty more ideas out there, I can't take responsibility if you slice off a few fingers after watching my videos. And don't just pour that toxic stuff down the sewer or in the ditch, dispose of waste responsibly. Just be safe, OK?

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