Recent content by jimzerg

The black housing I mentioned earlier that broke off was this part. Appears to have been glued on. Does this piece need to be reattached? It appears it was glued on with liquid nail.

Fair enough, thanks for the helpful hints. I am just a layman so by "it looked okay" I just meant I did not see damage or corrosion. After reading the posts and looking more into it, I never really inspected the seat where the needle rests and I am pretty sure I sprayed carb cleaner all over...

I said in my original post that I am new to this. I didn't come here to get insulted about my lack of experience. That's why I'm asking the small engine experts on this forum. I am looking for a quick fix to get my mower working again and I did not buy a rebuild kit since I was unsure what to do...

Hi Rivets! I'm not sure about the model number but it's exact same Toro mower as the one in the Youtube video here: . If you can tell me where the model number might be, I can check. I got this second hand from a repair guy that basically was trying to offload it years ago since my old one had...

Hello, I have an old Toro lawnmower with a Tecumseh carburetor. Full disclosure - I am not very experienced with small engine repair. I had issues with it starting a few weeks ago and so I took it apart and cleaned it with carb cleaner and put it back together (video link below). I also fixed...