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RE: Power washers

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Subject: RE: Power washers
From: "Gordie's Garage" <mg_garage@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 04:37:36 -0500
> >>I bought one @ Home Depot a couple years ago.  "Excell" by 
> DeVilbiss, 
> >>with a 5HP Honda engine (not some B&S piece of crap 
> flat-head), decent 
> >>construction, etc.  It lists for $388 right now.  I'd post 
> a link, but 
> >>they don't seem to work from HD's site.
> 
> 
> Does anyone know how to fix these things before I take mine 
> to the shop?
> Mine runs fine but when you pull the trigger the pump seems 
> to bind up and kill the engine. Anyone had sometihng similar happen?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Matthews
> 

You probably need a new manifold.  I had one given to me a few years back
that didn't work, same symtoms as yours and I found a new manifold did the
trick.  Probably cost ya couple hundred bucks.  Lots of info and sources on
the web.

Gordie 




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