Recent content by Oddjob

I agree with Tiger Small Engine. Some other ideas: Is there an adjustment available on the brake? If so, maybe tighten it up a little. Is the new PTO cable properly installed or is it defective/wrong size? I’d be tempted to put the old cable back on and see if the noise goes away. Are the...

Adjusting the Handle Height You can raise or lower the handle in 1 of 2 positions that is more comfortable for you (Figure 11). Figure 11 Loosen both handle knobs until you can push the square edges of the carriage bolts out of the square holes in the handle brackets. Push the knobs until...

Most likely the blade brakes are worn out but I note that you just replaced the belt so that may be a contributing factor. Before the old belt broke your blades came to a stop, right? That old belt was stretched out and only put minimal force on the spindle pulleys when you disengaged the...

Fuel issues: (1) make sure there’s no water in the tank, (2) disconnect fuel line at carb and see if gas flows, if not, blockage in tank or fuel filter or collapsed fuel line, (3) dirty carburetor or if you have a Pulsajet type carb, rubber diaphragm perished and no longer pumping fuel, (4)...

About the blades spinning: The belt may be too tight. If you still have the old belt, try putting that one on and see if the blades turn without having the pto engaged. When you raise and lower the deck you are changing the angle from the driveshaft pulley to the deck pulleys and making the...

Yes. If it runs and dies after you give it a spritz of carb cleaner you have confirmed it has spark and ignition timing and the kill wire is not grounded. If you have spark and timing, and still won’t run, most likely you have a fuel problem.

I transplanted a GCV160 from an older Honda into an almost new Honda with a GCV190 with a bent crankshaft. Bolted up to existing holes and even used the same belt. The 160 had plenty of power. The price of a new 190 crankshaft made it uneconomical to replace it and there weren’t any used ones...

Welcome. There are exploded diagrams for your mower on many parts sites. Or, you can carefully take the opposite wheel off and observe what the parts look like and where they go.

Welcome. There are exploded diagrams for your mower on many parts sites. Or, you can carefully take the opposite wheel off and observe what the parts look like and where they go.

Johnny, The nut sits inside the cavity in the fitting. You tighten the bolt from the outside while holding the nut in place with your finger in order to secure the wheel. You may have lost the original nut and washers when the wheel fell off. You need to replace those with original Toro parts.

They can absolutely be patched. But getting a tube in and out of a small tire/wheel is not nearly as easy as a bike tire. Also, beware, the bike patch kits you find at Walmart or the like are junk. Do yourself a favor and buy high quality rubber cement and patches. I always tube my leaking...

Please pardon the long story, I promise to connect back to the topic. I have the 20HP single cylinder Intek. The mower sat for at least 5 years, had no fuel shutoff switch, and there was still a quart of stale gas in the tank, so imagine how much gas had evaporated in the carb bowl over that...

Since it used to be easier to pull, maybe the compression release mechanism has failed. You could try to confirm by using a magnet on a stick and fishing for steel shards via the oil fill tube.

I was recently gifted a Craftsman YS4500 with a 20HP Briggs single cylinder. It had been sitting in a neighbor’s garage for at least 5 years, probably longer, because “it was blowing smoke out of the muffler.” It turned out to be a blown head gasket. Looking at the consumer comments of those...

Challenge accepted. Because it has been about 56 years since my last physics class, I went to the internet and looked it up. Air is compressible, but as I said, there is a lot of room between molecules so it doesn’t compress very easily. Fluids are not incompressible. Even hydraulic fluid...