Recent content by bwright1818

Thanks for that info! I don't seem to have a problem restarting mine yet, but that's really good to know. So, this picture was ultimately my running solution. The thing runs beautifully, now. In the picture, you can see a 1/16" hole in the middle and one on the outer perimeter. I drilled these...

Thank you. I will do that! As for the tank, the pictures are interesting. It looks like the internal-thread tank has the vent nipple to the air cleaner housing. My engine has internal threads but no nipple.

Yup, you bet, this is way over my head. I am such a moron. You're right. On a free lawnmower, it's really kinda the shallow end of the pool, though, you know? Not really worried about it.

Thanks for the diagram!! While I didn't actually measure, I am sure that gap range is about what I accomplished. I was given this mower, which seemed really clean but was reported to have a running problem. Today I looked over the cap and even pried it apart. No vent. No apparent vent in the...

Point taken. I will post the actual engine numbers later today. For now, when I looked up parts under the TORO number, it says the engine used on the mower is 104M020010F1. That's the number I used to look up a cap. As for being a DIY guy, I would love to bring it to a shop and have someone fix...

Well, I feel like a bit of a dummy. I should have thought of this FIRST, but the way it misfired, it just sounded more definite on-off, than fuel. I ran it with the kill mechanism disconnected and it ran the same...bad to none. So, I figured it was fuel. I started taking off the carb. I removed...

Thanks guys. I find that much like some of the Yamaha outboard engines I have worked on, the spark is barely visible, even when it's there. On a Yamaha, you hear it more than you see it. I do have a spark checker and sometimes I see it, sometimes I don't...but when it's there, it is hair thin at...

I have the above mower. Not sure what model Briggs it is, but it has the automatic choke connected to the muffler, with a control rod. Symptoms vary. Sometimes it starts and runs. Sometimes it doesn't start. When it does run, it will sometimes go until I have to empty the bag, then it won't...