Got my Honda GC 160 a pump replacement and now the pull cord is tight and won't pull over. I put it on yesterday and it fired up but no water pressure,then it wouldn't start up was not getting fuel.I cleaned the carb up and got it running again,put the pump back on today and now I the pull cord is tight and won't pull all the way to crank it???????
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GC160 Honda Pressure Washer won't pull over
- Thread starter roamer
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After sitting. I went out and it pulled over,I turned on the water and it pumps,but got gas coming out the carb gasket and run a bit rough,it fires up and pumps pressure but the pump has oil coming out of the fill bolt,it's sae30 non detergant and coming out white and foamy????
RTM
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Sounds like a lot of things aren’t tight. By gas coming out of carb basket it sounds like the bowl isn’t tight. White and foamy oil sounds like water in the oil.
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RTM
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Water in the oil, oil in the water, both bad, at least in the automotive worldIt's foamy oil in the water pump not the engine.
seber
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Carburetor overflow sounds like a stuck or saturated float. That will cause all kinds of problems.
How long did it sit with gas in it while waiting for the replacement pump ? Are you using regular gas or ethanol free ?
KnurledNut
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Your pump is bad. Water is getting past an oil seal somewhere....the pump has oil coming out of the fill bolt,it's sae30 non detergant and coming out white and foamy????
Steel_Rain
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Was the oil overfilled? Depending on the pump, you should NOT fill it to the top. Some pumps have a level float on the back of the pump that should be filled to the halfway mark. It's possible the pump oil is overfilled. Overfilled oil can cause cavitation and blow out the pump seals.
Onto the engine...when you took the pump off, how was the PTO (crankshaft) seal? Any damage or leaks? It's possible that overfilled pump oil blew out the end seal of the pump and then the pump oil combined with water were "pushed" past the engine's crankshaft seal into the crankcase.
First things first, check the levels of both the engine oil and pump oil and make sure they are set correctly.
Also, if the unloader valve and bypass valve are stuck, you may need to hold down the pressure washer gun handle down while starting, but I wouldn't even hook up the wand during testing.
Onto the engine...when you took the pump off, how was the PTO (crankshaft) seal? Any damage or leaks? It's possible that overfilled pump oil blew out the end seal of the pump and then the pump oil combined with water were "pushed" past the engine's crankshaft seal into the crankcase.
First things first, check the levels of both the engine oil and pump oil and make sure they are set correctly.
Also, if the unloader valve and bypass valve are stuck, you may need to hold down the pressure washer gun handle down while starting, but I wouldn't even hook up the wand during testing.
chevy.stroker
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After you resolve the pump issue/water in oil if it becomes hard to pull again then pull the sparkplug and make sure it isn't gas hydrolocked from a float issue.
Steel_Rain
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It would be wise to pull the plug and eyeball the bore/piston crown.
Do you have a boroscope?
Do you have a boroscope?