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I do have the bag. Didn’t realize that had value.

The model and serial numbers are not legible/visible. It is missing the coil and there is a metal collar around the drive shaft above the blade adapter that is damaged. There are plastic pieces attached to the air filter housing that are so brittle they break at the touch. Otherwise, the...

Tom, you are my hero. It worked. Only wish I had asked for advice BEFORE I had removed the fuel pump. On the other hand, got to see how the fuel pump on the CV15 works and got to spend quality time at the bench scraping a 20 year old gasket and making a new one. ( I didn’t have the patience...

Thanks. I’ll try pressurizing the tank.

I have officially given up. I agree with cpurvis. Probably spark related and not worth chasing after anymore. It starts and it runs well. I’ll give this to someone who can live with the hot start limiting factor. As we used to say in the Air Force, the solution is operator training.

This is on a John Deere LT155 with electric starter. Single cyl cv15 command engine. Spec no. 41594, Ser no. 3003206643. This machine wouldn’t start a couple of years ago and I put a tarp over it. Recently decided to get it going. It was a nice machine, other than the fragile plastic hood...

He was CEO and Chairman of Toro when they acquired Wheelhorse. His obit is in the Minneapolis paper. Thot this group might be interested.

It starts again with a five minute break. So you need to mow nonstop or adopt a relaxed mowing attitude or keep a spring clamp handy to keep the bail up. I ran it today for 35 minutes without stopping. Bad news was that it would not restart. Good news was that the ticking noise was gone...

I have been keeping busy fixing mowers and chippers that I previously thought of as parts repositories. One such mower is a 2010 model Toro Recycler with a 190cc Briggs, mod# 128T02-3125-B1. I had given this mower to a friend several years ago. It ran well at the time and had no issues. A...

Thanks to all. The engine now starts easily and runs well. I checked the float alignment and set it slightly lower, as suggested. Didn’t help. I checked the valve clearances. They were correct. While there, cleaned some carbon off. Didn’t help. I hate to admit this, but the problem...

Great idea. Valve problem is consistent with the fact that I had the same symptoms before I got fed up and stuck it under the deck. I’ll put valve clearance check on the triage list. Thanks.

Thanks. It’s a plastic tank. I thought about the vent issue and tried running it with the fuel cap loose. Didn’t help. I’ll try spraying starter fluid as you suggested if Rivets’ idea doesn’t work.

Thanks. I set the float level before I installed the carb but will try your trick and set it lower. I’ve also considered using the main jet off the old carb. It is much better machined than the new one.

I have a Troybilt chipper/vac with the 5 hp H50 engine. A couple of years ago it started to stall out after a few minutes. I tried adjusting the main and idle jets but couldn’t make it work. I stuck it under my deck. Recently retired and with time on my hands took it into the sunlight and...