Hi All,
I bought a Murray M22450 22in mower from Walmart last spring, and it worked fine for us all summer. We went to crank it up last week after being stored for winter (didn't leave gas in it), and it won't run. After pumping the bulb several times AND opening the top to where the oil goes, it will crank up for a few seconds and then dies. I decided to try and fix it myself, and from reading and watching youtube videos, I thought maybe it was a carburetor problem. So after taking the mower apart (yikes) and removing and opening the carburetor, I am kind of confused. Everything that I have read and watched shows a pin and seat coming off of the float- mine doesn't have that. There is a float, but no sort of pin or anything, and the hole is more of an oval with a metal thing going into it that is not removable (see photos). The carburetor was also full of gas if that says anything (I don't know anything about engines at all). I believe that the carburetor is a Briggs & Stratton 590556 Carburetor from the looks of it, but I can't find any photos of what the inside is supposed to look like. I've never opened the carburetor and bought it new, so should there be a pin, and if so, how did it work before without one? Is it worth just buying a new carburetor for $40, or does it not seem like this would be the problem? I also changed the filter, and we didn't think it was the spark plug because the engine did fire up a couple of times for a few seconds. Anything else to try, like draining the oil and replacing or something? It was a cheapie mower, but I would rather not spend another $200 and create more garbage if I can help it...Thanks in advance.
I bought a Murray M22450 22in mower from Walmart last spring, and it worked fine for us all summer. We went to crank it up last week after being stored for winter (didn't leave gas in it), and it won't run. After pumping the bulb several times AND opening the top to where the oil goes, it will crank up for a few seconds and then dies. I decided to try and fix it myself, and from reading and watching youtube videos, I thought maybe it was a carburetor problem. So after taking the mower apart (yikes) and removing and opening the carburetor, I am kind of confused. Everything that I have read and watched shows a pin and seat coming off of the float- mine doesn't have that. There is a float, but no sort of pin or anything, and the hole is more of an oval with a metal thing going into it that is not removable (see photos). The carburetor was also full of gas if that says anything (I don't know anything about engines at all). I believe that the carburetor is a Briggs & Stratton 590556 Carburetor from the looks of it, but I can't find any photos of what the inside is supposed to look like. I've never opened the carburetor and bought it new, so should there be a pin, and if so, how did it work before without one? Is it worth just buying a new carburetor for $40, or does it not seem like this would be the problem? I also changed the filter, and we didn't think it was the spark plug because the engine did fire up a couple of times for a few seconds. Anything else to try, like draining the oil and replacing or something? It was a cheapie mower, but I would rather not spend another $200 and create more garbage if I can help it...Thanks in advance.
