Honda HRM215 Mower Carb

[dougand3]

Mower was given to me. Never worked on a Honda. The carb puzzles me. What’s the port at 8 o/c? It mates with the air cleaner housing to a circular hole that has a drainage trough. If this is a fuel release – it just dumps into paper filter. Or is it an extra air channel? Thanks, Doug

8 o/c port on carb mates with circle/trough on housing. (A metal-rubber spacer gasket goes between them)

[KE4AVB]

Which one of the following is it? Now of I might at the wroung HRM215 too. THere is a lot more numbers needed including the serial number. There is at least 15 versions of this mower
https://www.jackssmallengines.com/jacks-parts-lookup/manufacturer/honda/lawn-mower/hrm215-sxa-lawn-mower-usa-vin-mzbb-6000001-to-mzbb-6199999/carburetor

[dougand3]

Dang good guess, AVB. My serial is MZBB-6127150, so you hit the proper carb.
My engine block # is GJAB-6575242.

[KE4AVB]

That gets us down to a GCV 160 on one of two HRM215's. Can't pull the engine type as the engine is dedicated to that particular mower; it just the way Honda does their mowers.

HRM215 PXA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MZBB-6000001 TO MZBB-6199999

HRM215 SXA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MZBB-6000001 TO MZBB-6199999

Both have the same carburetor setup.

Now which gasket are you asking about?

[dougand3]

This gasket - between carb and air filter housing. What I'm asking....the port at 8:30 o/c (inside black rubber) seems to dump fuel into the trough which empties into the paper filter. Is this some overflow circuit? Hadn't seen it in a Briggs carb. Thanks.

[bgsengine]

That circuit is bowl vent and air bleed passage , if it is dumping fuel then your carb float needle or float is bad.

[KE4AVB]

Doug your image link isn't working. I even when inside your post and manually copy the link to my browser and all I get is a circle with a minus sign.

But both ports on the in side are air bleeds. The bowl vent is on the out side (between the carburetor and the cylinder head).

[dougand3]

Thanks, AVB and bgsengine. AVB, dunno why you don't see image. Shows up in mine.

[bgsengine]

Thanks, AVB and bgsengine. AVB, dunno why you don't see image. Shows up in mine.

Sharing/permissions issue for the account most likely - have to set it for publicly accessible permissions.

[dougand3]

Now, I don't see it. Wonder if Google photos is the trouble. Trying again.