Mower has a Honda GCV160 motor with gummed-up fuel lines and carb from sitting several years with ethanol gas. When I inherited it, it ran adequately with the choke on but stopped without the choke.
So far I've cleaned the float bowl from corrosion with WD40/acetone/a brush and run a tank of fresh gas with a good amount of Techron injector cleaner in it. After running that tank of gas for 1 hour it is now running better. It can run without the choke, but holds idle poorly.
Now I'd like to run a mix of gas + acetone in the tank to dissolve whatever Techron could not.
Will this hurt the fuel lines or tank or gaskets or seals?
I'm trying to avoid taking the carb apart because they are a pain to re-install without damaging gaskets on this motor, and so far I've brought it pretty close to running perfect without taking the carb apart.
So far I've cleaned the float bowl from corrosion with WD40/acetone/a brush and run a tank of fresh gas with a good amount of Techron injector cleaner in it. After running that tank of gas for 1 hour it is now running better. It can run without the choke, but holds idle poorly.
Now I'd like to run a mix of gas + acetone in the tank to dissolve whatever Techron could not.
Will this hurt the fuel lines or tank or gaskets or seals?
I'm trying to avoid taking the carb apart because they are a pain to re-install without damaging gaskets on this motor, and so far I've brought it pretty close to running perfect without taking the carb apart.