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you are going to get many conflicting answers on this. Many dipsticks that screw in have a notch that allows a bump on the dipstick to...

Sounds like the last few years you have experienced some health problems. Try to take things a little slower and take care of yourself...

Did you try Google? I put the carb type in, found...

yes. that is why I posted it, in case someone is searching it. When I cleaned it and put it back together after rebuilding the engine, I...

I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen a DIY guy make this mistake. In 40 years working on Toros I could but myself a good...

they are about the cutest and worst animal ever created on earth.

we have a Toro 20055 that is about 2006 vintage. I went thru the engine a month or so ago, and basically remanufactured it after 20...

the first time I came across bad new plugs was in 1972 on the way from Pasadena CA to the SF Bay area. Sports car would start missing...

make sure you monitor battery voltage when you try to start it. You won't be the first person to be fooled by a battery that shows 13V...

does it have any sensors like an oil sensor that check to see if it is safe to continue running? If yes, check there. If no then you...

sounds like the belt is mis-routed, too wide, too tight, or the wrong belt.

use some flammable carb cleaner, Berryman's B12, or propane around the intake manifold first to look for vacuum leaks. disconnect the...

could or the breather could be plugged or head gasket leaking combustion into the oil passage.

based on the choking, unless there is residual water, which I doubt based on your attention to detail, it is probably something like a...

A lean misfire can be a mixture that is right on the edge of being lean so any deviation leaner can cause a random misfire. I'd use the...