Overview
The Honda GC Series offers powerful, versatile functionality that will add great value to any engine-powered product. These compact, lightweight 4-stroke engines were specifically designed for home-use power equipment applications. Featured innovations include the world's first internal timing belt, the superior efficiency and performance of an overhead cam layout and the durability and light weight of uni-block construction. Not to mention the same legendary reliability you've come to expect from the leader in 4-Stroke engine technology.
- Premium Features are Standard
Honda’s Variable Timing Digital CDI ignition allows optimal ignition timing based on engine speed. The result:
A truly innovative combination of a compact combustion chamber, overhead cam configuration and uniblock construction significantly reduces fuel and oil consumption as compared to conventional side-valve engines.
Honda’s simple design has made the GC and GS Series lighter and more compact than any engine in their class. Plus, simple construction has minimized the number of parts, making the engine more reliable and easier to operate.
- Lifetime Timing Belt Design
Honda’s GC and GS engines use the world’s first small engine internal timing belt, designed to last the lifetime of the engine.
Small engine timing belts are usually external and are subject to wear caused by dirt. Honda’s internal timing belt runs in oil, eliminating the need for conventional drive gears.
This design:
- Improves lubrication
- Reduces the weight of the engine
- Provides quieter operation
- Automatic Mechanical Decompression System
Honda’s automatic mechanical decompression system is designed to give you quicker, easier starts.
This system, which is connected to the camshaft, reduces compression by opening the exhaust valve slightly when the engine is being started. This reduces the amount of force needed to start the engine and improves starting performance.
The system disengages automatically after the engine starts to prevent any power loss during normal operation.
- Auto Choke System Available
Honda’s Auto Choke System is available for use on GCV160 and GCV190 engines in fixed-throttle lawnmower applications. This user-friendly system is truly automatic, eliminating levers and cables.
The high output oil pump offers numerous benefits:
Once the engine is up and running, the Auto Choke automatically returns to an optimal operating position.
