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OOddjob replied to the thread wingless’ Toro 21386 Personal Pace SMARTSTOW Super Recycler 21” Mower.Welcome. There are exploded diagrams for your mower on many parts sites. Or, you can carefully take the opposite wheel off and observe...
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OOddjob replied to the thread wingless’ Toro 21386 Personal Pace SMARTSTOW Super Recycler 21” Mower.Johnny, The nut sits inside the cavity in the fitting. You tighten the bolt from the outside while holding the nut in place with your...
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OOddjob reacted to Auto Doc's's post in the thread John Deer 304 and 390 series mower trouble UPDATE! with
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The last thing people want to deal with is the fuel tank in these. I see garbage from dirty fuel cans more often than I like. It doesn't... -
OOddjob reacted to Freddie21's post in the thread Leaking tires... tube or replace? If replace, which tire? with Like.
Buy new, you'll get lots of years out of them. Not going to keep it that long, tubes are a cheaper alternative. If badly dry rotted...
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OOddjob reacted to Tiger Small Engine's post in the thread Briggs Intek, replaced everything, still surging.. Ideas? with Like.
One aftermarket carburetor that didn’t work as an example, is not exactly like having a hundred aftermarket carburetors that didn’t work...
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OOddjob replied to the thread Leaking tires... tube or replace? If replace, which tire?.They can absolutely be patched. But getting a tube in and out of a small tire/wheel is not nearly as easy as a bike tire. Also...
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OOddjob reacted to Etbrown44's post in the thread Briggs Intek, replaced everything, still surging.. Ideas? with Like.
Been doing small engine repair 65 years. Have installed 100s of Chinese carbs and only encountered 2 or 3 bad ones. Those odds work for me.
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OOddjob replied to the thread Briggs Intek, replaced everything, still surging.. Ideas?.Please pardon the long story, I promise to connect back to the topic. I have the 20HP single cylinder Intek. The mower sat for at...
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OOddjob reacted to Tiger Small Engine's post in the thread Briggs Intek, replaced everything, still surging.. Ideas? with Like.
I put cheap Chinese carburetors on all the time. They are usually plug and play. I also don’t get comebacks as a result.
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OOddjob replied to the thread Sears 917370431 self-propelled lawn mower hard to pull start rope.Since it used to be easier to pull, maybe the compression release mechanism has failed. You could try to confirm by using a magnet on a...
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OOddjob reacted to Tiger Small Engine's post in the thread Briggs Intek, replaced everything, still surging.. Ideas? with Like.
When an OEM carburetor is sometimes 5 to 10 times the cost of an aftermarket carburetor, it may just be worth the gamble…