How To Rebuild a Lawn Mower Engine ( Honda GCV160, GCV170, GCV190, GCV200)

This mower was so much fun to fix I'm glad I broke it! In this video I show how to do a complete engine rebuild on my ‪@Honda‬ lawnmower (HRX217). This mower has the GCV190 engine, but these steps will also work for the GCV135, GCV160, GCV170 and GCV200. To help with the assembly you can also follow this handy instruction document from Honda: http://byggebolig.no/imageoriginals/f...

If you need more detailed instruction I highly recommend this video series on Honda GCV Disassembly and Assembly from ‪@tools2wrench‬:    • GCV Disassembly   01 Workbench Organizatio...  

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