I have an old Toro 62" (about 16 years old) Z Turn.
The muffler rusted out and came loose from the engine so I just wired it up the best I could. Its been fine that way for awhile..but the last time I mowed it wouldn't start up and I kept cranking and cranking and then the whole back end (muffler) caught on fire. I put it out and yesterday tried to start it again...same thing happened (i was ready for the fire) but before it caught on fire, I noticed that gas was shooting out a little onto the muffler (cause it ain't attached right? mm hmmm)
My question is...is this a carburetor issue or a muffler issue or both...I know it is a piece of squid but hey...I need to mow and I can't afford to pay someone to fix it or buy another mower ( got 4 acres)...so...any help would be great. Any recommendations? I pondered the idea of using a bunch of JB Weld to seal up around where the muffler isn't connected to the motor...what do you think about that?
Thanks
The muffler rusted out and came loose from the engine so I just wired it up the best I could. Its been fine that way for awhile..but the last time I mowed it wouldn't start up and I kept cranking and cranking and then the whole back end (muffler) caught on fire. I put it out and yesterday tried to start it again...same thing happened (i was ready for the fire) but before it caught on fire, I noticed that gas was shooting out a little onto the muffler (cause it ain't attached right? mm hmmm)
My question is...is this a carburetor issue or a muffler issue or both...I know it is a piece of squid but hey...I need to mow and I can't afford to pay someone to fix it or buy another mower ( got 4 acres)...so...any help would be great. Any recommendations? I pondered the idea of using a bunch of JB Weld to seal up around where the muffler isn't connected to the motor...what do you think about that?
Thanks