Good evening all,
I got an 8 year old Toro Recycler from a neighbor that was replacing it as it was no longer starting. Me being both cheep and in need of a push mower to supplement my tractor was happy to take it for free, assuming it was a pretty easy repair after doing some googling. I am by no means a mechanic but I can follow video tutorials pretty well.
I replaced the spark plug and air filter, both were filthy. When that didn't get it any further I pulled carb and cleaned it, following directions I found online. I had to replace the gasket between the carb and air filter box as well as the air vane spring as they were damaged and lost respectively during the disassembly. I didn't replace the governor spring however
Today I got around to actually trying to run it and it it does start briefly (maybe a few seconds at most), but runs rough when it starts and is leaking either gas or a mix of gas and oil from the exhaust. I'm assuming this means it's flooding. As I've looked around online, signs point to needle and seat, but since I'm not an expert I don't really want to jump in and try to fix that if it is indeed the problem. But I also don't want to buy a new carb if that's not the issue. So here I am asking the experts Please be kind.
I got an 8 year old Toro Recycler from a neighbor that was replacing it as it was no longer starting. Me being both cheep and in need of a push mower to supplement my tractor was happy to take it for free, assuming it was a pretty easy repair after doing some googling. I am by no means a mechanic but I can follow video tutorials pretty well.
I replaced the spark plug and air filter, both were filthy. When that didn't get it any further I pulled carb and cleaned it, following directions I found online. I had to replace the gasket between the carb and air filter box as well as the air vane spring as they were damaged and lost respectively during the disassembly. I didn't replace the governor spring however
Today I got around to actually trying to run it and it it does start briefly (maybe a few seconds at most), but runs rough when it starts and is leaking either gas or a mix of gas and oil from the exhaust. I'm assuming this means it's flooding. As I've looked around online, signs point to needle and seat, but since I'm not an expert I don't really want to jump in and try to fix that if it is indeed the problem. But I also don't want to buy a new carb if that's not the issue. So here I am asking the experts Please be kind.