Does the owner removing the carb on a Honda GX35 themselves void the warranty?

Bob, where do you get this information from?

I have purchased one brand new Honda utility engine and one "new in the box" Honda tiller, and neither one had the slightest odor of fuel in them anywhere at the time of purchase.

With the excellent quality control that Honda has, I can't imagine that they would go to the expense of test running every small engine that they build.

Honda. where else?
a test run after assembly is quick,can be done at the assembly line speed and assures quality, they are not the only ones who do it.
They don't use the carb or the tank which is why they don't smell like fuel.

As I quoted SEW website its possible the engine was fueled by the original customer,every engine I got from SEW has smelled like gasoline,but I've never had a problem.

In this case pictures would help along with the carb number and the suffix code on the engine.
 
Bob is correct, we rarely agree on anything, but the man knows motors.Honda/Robin-Subaru/Tanaka all have serious quality control, can't have their name compromised, it a Japanese thing.China just pumps them out with not much concern to tolerances and such, quantity over quality.
 
Bob, where do you get this information from?

I have purchased one brand new Honda utility engine and one "new in the box" Honda tiller, and neither one had the slightest odor of fuel in them anywhere at the time of purchase.

With the excellent quality control that Honda has, I can't imagine that they would go to the expense of test running every small engine that they build.

The GX35 I purchased from the small engine warehouse, had a 100% positive fuel smell in the gas tank.

Since the Small engine warehouse's return policy says, "you can't return a engine after fuel, has been placed in the fuel tank." I just assumed the fuel smell was normal from the factory.

(I will never buy another engine from the Small Engine Warehouse.)

I called the "Small Engine Warehouse" and I told this to someone there, I was told they would contact me by email, and I have not heard from them yet.


I have read a lot about the reliability of the Honda GX35, and chances are, if I would have purchased from someone else. I would not have had engine problems, and my bike would be working right now.

I would (highly) recommend NOT to purchase engines from the "Small Engine Warehouse."
 
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Chad,

If you decide you need a complete new carburetor for your GX35 engine (likely only if your engine came with the wrong carb), I would suggest checking for parts at boats.net.

boats.net is usually my first source for any Honda engine and mower parts.

For example, their price for "a" particular GX35 carburetor is $36.98 - and their shipping is fairly reasonable too.
http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/honda/H-16100-Z0Z-014.html

An intake "O" ring is $.85 from them. If that's all you need and your local Honda dealer is close by though, the simplest thing would be to just order one from them.

The following parts store has (good) diagrams of every part on the GX35.
http://www.ereplacementparts.com/ho...l-engine-parts-c-37657_37658_37938_38514.html
(Note: There are pages a - m.)


On the following link there are two GX35 carb's. One costs $53.00, the other costs $36.00.
Whats the difference and would both work on a new model GX35?

http://www.2lcstore.com/gx35.html
(the carbs are in the "fuel" section)

Thanks,
Chad.
 
Small Engine Warehouse states deep within the fine print on its website: "About half of the engines we purchase are surplus stock..."
Buying an engine from them is far more risky than buying through an authorized Honda retailer, and it isn't a risk everyone should take.

There is a pretty good chance the engine you bought from them had some sort of "event" occur between when it left the Honda factory and when you received it, and there is no way you will ever know.

All you know is that you have an engine that doesn't run right, bought from someone who doesn't seem terribly concerned about doing whatever it takes to satisfy their customer.

If this were my problem I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Small Engine Warehouse to fix it.

It will likely cost you a lot more in time and frustration to prevail upon them to try to resolve this than to just fix it yourself - and by fixing it yourself you will probably learn a bit about your engine too.


First, make sure the carburetor is a correct model for a GX35 engine (and preferably for YOUR model of GX35). As long at the carb is "a" carb for a GX35 though, it will probably work reasonably well.

Second, it seems that you have already found that the O ring is too large. A new one is cheap, so just replace it.

If after you have verified that the carb is correct and the intake O ring is a proper fit - and it still doesn't run right - then I would get a bit insistent with Small Engine Warehouse to do whatever it takes to resolve this matter.

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Chad,

I made the above post before reading your latest posts.

The Honda GX35 uses a Walbro WYB - but there are MANY different models of WYB carbs for many different engine applications. They may all look alike and bolt right on to your GX35, but will not necessarily work correctly. Just because someone offers a WYB carb and says it is for a Honda GX35 does not make it so. You need to verify application by part number. As a practical matter though, if a Walbro WYB is for some model of GX35, it will likely work "OK".

First things first though, I would deal with the O ring. That may likely be your only problem. If it doesn't run right with a good O ring, THEN I would start checking carb part numbers.
 
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Small Engine Warehouse states deep within the fine print on its website: "About half of the engines we purchase are surplus stock..."
Buying an engine from them is far more risky than buying through an authorized Honda retailer, and it isn't a risk everyone should take.

There is a pretty good chance the engine you bought from them had some sort of "event" occur between when it left the Honda factory and when you received it, and there is no way you will ever know.

All you know is that you have an engine that doesn't run right, bought from someone who doesn't seem terribly concerned about doing whatever it takes to satisfy their customer.

If this were my problem I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Small Engine Warehouse to fix it.

It will likely cost you a lot more in time and frustration to prevail upon them to try to resolve this than to just fix it yourself - and by fixing it yourself you will probably learn a bit about your engine too.


First, make sure the carburetor is a correct model for a GX35 engine (and preferably for YOUR model of GX35). As long at the carb is "a" carb for a GX35 though, it will probably work reasonably well.

Second, it seems that you have already found that the O ring is too large. A new one is cheap, so just replace it.

If after you have verified that the carb is correct and the intake O ring is a proper fit - and it still doesn't run right - then I would get a bit insistent with Small Engine Warehouse to do whatever it takes to resolve this matter.

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Chad,

I made the above post before reading your latest posts.

The Honda GX35 uses a Walbro WYB - but there are MANY different models of WYB carbs for many different engine applications. They may all look alike and bolt right on to your GX35, but will not necessarily work correctly. Just because someone offers a WYB carb and says it is for a Honda GX35 does not make it so. You need to verify application by part number. As a practical matter though, if a Walbro WYB is for some model of GX35, it will likely work "OK".

First things first though, I would deal with the O ring. That may likely be your only problem. If it doesn't run right with a good O ring, THEN I would start checking carb part numbers.
(UPDATE)


I was hesitant to follow your suggestion, to try to just change the o-ring. I thought it was a small amount of air getting into the carb, and it can't be causing my major bogging issues.

But I went ahead and just changed the o-ring. And while I was putting it together, I could see the airtight seal I got with the proper o-ring.

After I got finished replacing the o-ring I tried to start the engine. And it started right up.

I have always felt my engine was not idling high enough. And with the new o-ring the engine was idling higher than ever.
At idle it seemed like a new engine.

While revving the engine perhaps I heard small bogging, on one of the revs. But I just went ahead with a test ride.

It drove good. Though I have seen it run better at times, when I had a top end power band. (recently its like the engine has only one speed.)


But changing the o-ring appears to have fixed the problem. I am going to see how it runs during the next few days. I am very glad I changed the o-ring first.

I wonder what would have happened if I put on the Ebay carb?? I believe there is a fair chance I would have had problems (it would have been stupid for several reasons.)

THANK YOU,
Chad.
 
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