Recent content by hcliffe

Thanks guys

I have an old Craftsman push mower, Model is 917.377130, 6hp. It has 9 inch wheels and one has broken. I'm having a hard time finding a 9 inch wheel without spending a fortune. I can get two 8 inch wheels with metal supports for $10 each. Can I put these smaller wheels on the back without...

I used a double gasket since I had the old one. I pushed the primer and could see gas squirting in. It starts now with just using the primer and not the starting fluid. Thanks much everyone!

Sorry for the delay, here is a picture of the back of the air filter housing. It has a new gasket I installed with the new carb.

Great diagram and explanations, thanks!

Here are pics of the air filter housing.

Here are pics., Let me know if you need better, closer etc. Thanks!

So does the choke plate ever close? If so, when? Thanks everyone for the input so far.

I should be able to see a gush of fuel pop up? Where would I see this? can I see it with the air filter on?

My carb is like the first one you show. I did not replace the primer bulb, maybe I need to try that. So I should be able to look into the carb while I push the primer bulb and see fuel squirt in? Should the choke plate be closed when I try to start it? Or does this have an automatic choke?

I'm trying to get an old mower running. Model is 917.377130, 6hp. It had very few hours on it, got it from an estate. I put a new carb on it from Amazon. Not sure I hooked up the linkages correctly. If I push the primer 3 times it won't start. If I spray starting fluid in, it runs fine. I...

Toro Model 20684, Ser No. 5021160, yeah, it old. Earlier this season it was surging even when idle, died slowly under load. I removed and cleaned out the carb and replaced the gaskets. It has been running great for several weeks. Today my son cut the front yard fine. An hour later it started...