Recent content by TobyU

I've seen Toro ZTRs with steering wheels.

I didn't either.... Until I did! I had an aftermarket fall in 17 hrs. No lobes were worn but they were slipping and spinning on the splines that are supposed to hold them in place. Lousy quality metal and likely assembly too. I used a number of aftermarket with no issues but that was several...

That's the style I like. Or put a 90° on the end and put the plug facing the ground so you can just hold a milk jug right up to it and drain your oil.

I'm not sure which part of my statement you're disagreeing with but it's still quite factual. Now, my comment that they are low performance little turds has some opinionated flair to it but they are in fact low performance compared to most any of those motorcycle engines were talking about...

I have never, ever notice any running difference in any two-stroke equipment due to what type of oil was being used. I have noticed a different color of the gas and often more or less smoke coming out the exhaust and sometimes a different smell of the exhaust but never have they run any...

But NEVER at the ratios they recommend. Amsel isn't the first to do this. There was some "super high tech fully synthetic magic oil" one of the lawn mower shops was selling back in the mid 80s for my dad bought some commercial equipment that said no matter what your equipment called for, use...

I too was having to clean out the carburetor bowl on Tecumseh engines back in the seventies and early '80s way before any of the fuel had 10% ethanol in it. You would typically find a big what I call grease bubble floating around but more than likely a water and moisture bubble. Once you dumped...

Keep telling yourself that but trust me it's not the case on most engines and probably not yours either. Have you really used a degree wheel or a timing light with a degree dial to check your total advance? Sure, a lot of us did this on our old hot rods and muscle cars but these engines are not...

Well, first of all carb problems or fuel related issues are never going to cause you to need a new engine! They are simply aggravating. Secondly, I haven't used 1 oz of fuel that didn't have 10% ethanol in it for probably the past 22 years. This is not because I wanted to but because all the...

Yes. iso-heet is the isopropyl one.

Someone who was talking about the computer software and models etc, which is way overkill for this and I doubt it helped them solve their problem at all, was talking about the faster you spin the blade the better. This is not actually true. In the arena we're dealing with it probably is because...

I would have no faith in 1 oz per gallon fixing anything in fact I would guarantee and bet money on that not doing anything. This is why I say I've used it at much greater concentrations because I have gotten results from this. If you found out later it was not fuel related but rather ignition...

All the gas that I have used for well over 15 years is 10% ethanol and I also believe the gas has gotten worse and worse over the years as far as quality BUT I have seen no difference in the lifespan of rubber fuel lines. Now, the clear vinyl ones or the tinted ones etc yellow faster and get...

I have to admit you got my attention with "gals to lay".. but I believe I was thinking something entirely different than what you meant. The picture in my mind would be good for several months of Sundays. Lol

Be very careful about blowing back into the fuel line into the tank. At least always take the gas to cap off before you do this. Then of course be careful fuel doesn't blow out but I had a customer call me about a riding lawn mower who had tried to do just this and with the cap on it pressurized...