Hi. New member to the forum from Texas. This is a great place for info and repair tips.
2017 Personal Pace Model 20340. This was a mower I had found on a curbside and picked up. It needed a new drive belt, carb cleaned and a new blade.
I did notice that it had very little oil when I got it. I drained that, put some fresh SAE30 in it along with some seafoam, ran it for 10 mins, drained it again and put some fresh Synthetic 10W-30 in it. I used it last year, had the dreaded grinding noise from the rear drive so I did some adjustments at the wheels and that went away.
Mowed my lawn this past weekend after begin in storage for about 4 months. It fired right up. Had a little bit puff of smoke no big deal. Used it around my lawn, turned it off and went to restart. Pull cord was hard to pull back. I spun the blade to free it. Then pulled the cord and it fired up. Did that again a few times until it wouldnt start anymore. below are the pics why.
I like this mower. The drive system is great and cuts very well. So I opted to buy a new Kohler engine from SEW ( small engine warehouse ). $129 shipped to me for a XT675-3088. Specs below.
149cc 6.5 Torque Vertical 25mmx3-5/32" Shaft 7/16"-20 D & T, OHV, Recoil Start, Safety Brake, Fits Toro, Kohler Engine Kohler 2-Year Manufacturer's Warranty
I am assuming that since it fits Toro I will have no issue with my bolt hole pattern on the deck.
2017 Personal Pace Model 20340. This was a mower I had found on a curbside and picked up. It needed a new drive belt, carb cleaned and a new blade.
I did notice that it had very little oil when I got it. I drained that, put some fresh SAE30 in it along with some seafoam, ran it for 10 mins, drained it again and put some fresh Synthetic 10W-30 in it. I used it last year, had the dreaded grinding noise from the rear drive so I did some adjustments at the wheels and that went away.
Mowed my lawn this past weekend after begin in storage for about 4 months. It fired right up. Had a little bit puff of smoke no big deal. Used it around my lawn, turned it off and went to restart. Pull cord was hard to pull back. I spun the blade to free it. Then pulled the cord and it fired up. Did that again a few times until it wouldnt start anymore. below are the pics why.
I like this mower. The drive system is great and cuts very well. So I opted to buy a new Kohler engine from SEW ( small engine warehouse ). $129 shipped to me for a XT675-3088. Specs below.
149cc 6.5 Torque Vertical 25mmx3-5/32" Shaft 7/16"-20 D & T, OHV, Recoil Start, Safety Brake, Fits Toro, Kohler Engine Kohler 2-Year Manufacturer's Warranty
I am assuming that since it fits Toro I will have no issue with my bolt hole pattern on the deck.