Should we kneel?
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fair enough. Assume the position gentlemen.
I bet its fine, the sensor did its job.
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Thanks , Things tend to crack.
Let’s break this down.
I worked many hours trying to remove the pulley and a local pressure wash mechanic couldn’t even get it off. Machine shops wouldn’t touch it.
Gutters, whatever. I still have to use an HP nozzle as they won’t rinse off fully. We get actual organic staining and buildup here.
I know what happened with the oxalic, it was burning my lungs and eyes. I had to walk away and dump it with a pole it was so bad. Again, maybe a fluke, willing to try it again with a respirator.
The machine shouldn’t be losing that kind of oil in 20 hours. It’s not leaking, I’d find a half quart of oil in my trailer if it was. Now I know to check this particular motor more often.
#1 quote of the day 
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Remember boys and gals check your fluids levels every day.
Geez. You really took offense to that huh? It was some light-hearted ribbing. No need to get your panties in a wad. Get over it, dude. If you want I can put on the kiddie gloves every time I interact with you but I figured you were adult enough to handle that. Apparently I was wrong.
Thanks, appreciate it. There was still oil on the dipstick at least so hopefully no damage.
@dcbrock to be fair it’s a rookie error, a dry dipstick is inexcusable this far into your business make a habit of checking it regularly, maintenance is a huge part of what we do, and laugh along with us 
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Do the Honda V-twins normally burn oil at that rate? Trying to figure out where it went. The first oil change was spot on at 1/2 on the dipstick.
Nope.
There is no way a healthy GX630 burns half a gallon of oil in 20 hours, do a compression check to make sure you haven’t worn your rings out. Blow by isn’t always obvious.
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Relying on a sensor to save your equipment from an untimely death is not a good idea. It’s meant to forewarn the operator of issues. Continually cranking a motor with low oil is going to do damage. When that sensor “does its job” all attempts to start the motor stop right there until the issue is discovered and resolved.
I.E. it is in no way a fail safe.
I’ll check and see if Autozone has a loaner tester. It’s been decades since I used one.
If I had known it was the low oil sensor causing it to shut off, I would have addressed the situation.
Harbor Freight has a compression tester for $30. Just buy one and then you have it for future use. That’s the nice part about buying tools. You have them when you need them and don’t have to hope some other jackwagon has it loaned out.
I’m sure you would have. Just get in the habit of checking your oil before each start-up.
Also, if you don’t have an owner’s manual for that motor you need to get one. You can download one online for free. In that manual there will be troubleshooting tips. Low oil is one of them.
There ya go.
@DisplacedTexan brings up a good point. The low oil sensor should never be used as a service reminder, it’s a protection sensor, the folks at Honda are smart people they have done the hard part for us calculating the point of when damage will occur. As users of these machines it’s also on us to keep an eye on things, that’s why dipsticks, oil bungs and filters are placed in convenient locations on engines, it’s for repeatable convenience of checking and maintaining.
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Nobody said it was a good idea.
