WOW! I hope I can get mine that good looking!
Can you help identify this Toro w/ Suzuki 2-Cycle engine?
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WOW! I hope I can get mine that good looking!
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The commercial models have the same engine (as far as I know) but just about everything else is even more heavy duty than the homeowner model.
One of those commercial mowers was advertised on the Atlanta CraigsList a couple weeks ago for $700 -- and the ad was gone in three days.
I've got this Toro 20321 running, yet find it difficult to start. Even after priming it for about 10 - 15 pumps, it still takes about 10 pulls to get it to catch. I have the throttle set for choke, and can see the choke plate closed....anyone got any suggestions? Seems like all this pulling put a bunch of pressure on both the recoil, as well as the rope pull!
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All I can tell you is that my experience is that the Suzuki engine has been relatively hard to start. I'm a Lawn-Boy hobbyist and those mowers are very easy to start if tuned properly -- that's my frame of reverence. My engine is an earlier version (no primer bulb) and I typically run most of the fuel out of the carb (by shutting off the fuel line) before putting the mower away. That means that a couple of pulls are necessary just to get some fuel into the cylinder.
The engine seems physically harder to turn over compared to any other push mower that I'm aware of. That makes sense given that it's also the most powerful engine I've come across.
The best advise I can give you: pull hard. :cool2:
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If it doesn't start in 3 pulls tops, there is something wrong. I have 3 and they all fire first pull. It may be spark related. The coils can be problematic from time to time. If it fires easily with carb clean, check fuel.The Mikuni carbs are finicky. I would first make sure that there are no restrictions in fuel delivery, like a plugged tank or filter. Then clean the carb. If it still doesn't, check spark.
Thanks Podor -- Yep, these are difficult engines to start, even if they have a primer bulb. I'll look into the coil, as it may not be producing adequate spark. I know I''ve got fuel flow, and have rebuilt the carb...