Rebuilding Honda FG100 Tiller Transmission: Any success?
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Comments (2)just fixed this exact issue. Download the owner manual and do the transmission service. This is supposed to be done every 25 hrs or once each season. Trust me, same issue and I serviced the tranny ... works fine!...See MoreHonda FG 110 mini-tiller
Comments (73)I notice several people have problems with motors dying and/or not putting out full power. Besides the choke issue, there are 2 others I've noticed. On a used Troy Bilt mini tiller I bought (2 stroke Tecumseh), I could start it, but it wouldn't rev adequately or keep running (I got it really cheap). Pulled the tiny hose off the tank, and not a drop of gas came out. Ran a wire up the barb, and still nothing. Cracked the fill cap a bit, and gas shot out. A plugged air vent on the cap--that's one reason they won't keep going. But that didn't solve it. Still wouldn't rev. Then I remembered that in the manuals for every engine I've used ever used (big old Tecumsehs and Briggs 4 strokes, little 2 strokes, etc.) they always say to screw the main jet down to seat it (gently), then back out 1 and one-half turns. You're then supposed to turn it back in (with the engine running) until it runs rough, then back out til it's rough, then go to half way between--that's the sweet spot. But try to do that with a tiny engine buzzing and hopping around. So I just left it at 1 1/2 turns out, and it runs like a champ. I know this won't solve everybody's problem, but it's cheap and quick and easy to do. I do agree with the people who prefer 4 strokes, and they've somehow figured how to make them work even with trimmers, which obviously aren't level much of the time. I wonder how they do that?...See MoreHonda FG100 oil leaking from air filter area
Comments (9)Sorry if my last post sounded abrubt (not intended), re-read and I should have worded it differently. I do appriciate the help. About the possibly overfilling it. That would seem to be good news considering the alternative. I've changed the oil before and it never did this...but maybe. I'll go back out and add some oil well below full and see what happens and just keep adding little by little. If in fact I overfilled it is there a mess inside the enginge that could harm the motor when I finally get around to starting it? You understand that when the oil started leaking I hadn't ran the engine at all yet, right? In other words would it be leaking w/out ever starting up if overfilled? Going now to re-read oil filling instructions....See MoreHonda Rototiller FG 100 GX 31
Comments (7)Air filter is the foam piece when you open the air filter plastic to get to the carb. For a tiller, it can get really really dirty. You want to take it out, wash with soap and warm water, then let it dry over night. Before you put it back on, put some motor oil and squeece it to spread the oil into the foam. This will work better in trapping dust and dirt. Gas filter is at the end of the gas line inside the gas tank. You need to bend a little hook using a coat hanger and stick it into the gas tank and fish that little thing out. You can buy a new one in OSH or any dealer that sell lawn equipments. Bring your old one and show them. It is about $3 to $4. I assume you know how to take off the carb and put it back on since you open the carb already. If you want to go cheap, you can even buy the carb rebuild kid which include all the gasket and plastic parts that need to be changed in the carb and overhault yourself. If you do that, all you have to do is get a small can of compressed air in Fry's computer store or even in RideAid. Get a carb cleaner spray from auto store and wash the internal parts, then blow dry with the compressed air. It is very important to blow dry to get rid of the liquid. Just post back, I am no expert, someone else can help you also. I have the WYL so I think I can help on this....See Moreflatheadyoungin
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