Recent content by thurmjw

maybe I could put my honda mower engine from a machine with a worn out tranny on the toro mower?

Ah. I took a look at the cylinder walls and they are scratched all to hell and back. Lots of vertical scrapes up and down the side on right and left side with pitting as well. The top and bottom of the cylinder look good. I imagine this was allowing oil past the cylinder into the combustion...

nope. you have to have your sales receipt it says. I picked this up second hand. the trouble wasn't worth the savings.

Good point! I think its a 2019 manufacture date, but I bought it second hand. I will look into that. Thanks!

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I just replaced the head gasket based on your previous remarks. Please read the entire thread. It posted my reply on a second page and confused me as well. Today's post is after the head gasket replacement. Is there something else that could cause the smoke? Is the...

Changed it out last night. Cleaned everything really well. She fired right up and ran well and is still blowing a lot of smoke. I ran it about 3 -5 minutes. Runs like a champ, except for the smoke. I am not seeing (yet) all the oil from the exhaust tube that it was previously spewing...

I believe you. I dug all the way in, the gasket came off in pieces and there was plenty of crust on the cylinder head and valves, etc. like maybe there was some oil cooking in the cylinder along with our gas. I guess clean it up, I have some parts cleaner, buy a new gasket and see if I can put...

Watched an online video so I am an expert now on disassembly:-). I am taking it apart. I am no mechanic, but I am pretty sure that taking off what I think is the valve cover shouldn't spill out a bunch of oil right? It is filled with oil. There are two little rockers in there. I am removing it...

oil was low. It is definitely blasting oil out the exhaust gas recycle tube that connects to the air intake for the carb. When I leave it disconnected there is considerable oil build up on the mower where it blows out of the tube. Oil does not smell like gas. When I undo the oil cap there is...

serial number 1912029059623 part 125P050065F1 Thanks!

I have a toro 21 super recycler, 1 year or so old. It has a B&S engine. There is a tube that runs from the engine to the air intake just below the filter that seems to recycle engine gasses. I notice that when the tube is connected the engine slows down. When I remove the tube the engine speeds...