said by telco_mtl:I have no problems with honda they build an excellent engine, just the installed base for replacement parts isnt as big, so not as common. around here honda power equipment is sold through a few specialized retailers and you have to go out of your way to find them, a lot of the local shops wont touch them.
Honda parts are not normally stocked because they normally don't need service! LOL...
It almost sounds like the carb is not set right. The motor revs fine with no load, but put a load on it and it bogs and dies.
My B&S on my generator did this. You could rev the motor freely with no load on it. Hook a load to the generator, and the motor would try to open the governor, but bog down and die. Found out the idle jet was plugged. (I had rebuild the carb a few months before, but couldn't get the jet out at the time. Got pissed and pulled the carb off the motor hot and the jet came right out.) Replaced the jet and the unit runs fine... or ran fine... I haven't started it since December. (I have StaBil Marine in it though.)