Used to do this every time I flushed my Honda 40. That motor had a pickup on either side of the leg, and a third on the bottom of the anti-ventilation plate. The third had to be taped off (actually in the owners manual, as i recall) when using the flushing muffs. A piece of duct tape works (but you do have to remember to take it off when you're done.)
jky
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