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Honda GCV160 RPMs won't go down

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fijimark New Member Total Posts : 2 Scores: 0 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2025/06/02 16:18:16 Status: offline 2025/06/02 16:26:42 (permalink) 0 Honda GCV160 RPMs won't go down I am at my wits end. I cannot get the RPM on this Honda GCV160 to go down. I have adjusted the idle screw and the governor arm. I can't get it to reduce. Here's what I'm talking about Quote #1 1 Reply Related Threads
SRTsFZ6 Super Member Total Posts : 2222 Scores: 80 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2018/11/18 07:20:58 Status: offline Re: Honda GCV160 RPMs won't go down 2025/06/05 15:49:09 (permalink) 0 As we don't know what the engine was made for (mower, tiller, ?), that would help... Does the engine have a manual throttle? If not, (not likely if used on a mower/ pressure washer), the RPMs are set at the factory. IE; there is no operator input... The engine is running normally.. . Scott Quote #2

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Honda GCV160 RPMs won't go down

I am at my wits end. I cannot get the RPM on this Honda GCV160 to go down. I have adjusted the idle screw and the governor arm. I can't get it to reduce. Here's what I'm talking about

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Re: Honda GCV160 RPMs won't go down 2025/06/05 15:49:09 (permalink)

As we don't know what the engine was made for (mower, tiller, ?), that would help...

Does the engine have a manual throttle?

If not, (not likely if used on a mower/ pressure washer), the RPMs are set
at the factory.
IE; there is no operator input... The engine is running normally..

.

Scott

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