Hi foks - first, some background: my sons live out of state with their mom, so I'm helping the kids from a distance. Now the issue:
Mower in question: Toro Recycler 22in, self-propelled, Briggs and Stratton 6.5, model 20070.
My son had to replace the carb on the mower, which we all know isn't a big deal; however, he got ambitious and decided that he needed to remove the two bolts directly behind the carburetor which he says hold on a small metal plate. He removed those, the plate came off, and oil flooded out. He cleaned up the oil, replaced the plate, installed the carb. Now the mower runs, but it revs VERY high. I've had him check the governor arm and sent me pics of the linkage, and as far as we can tell, all that is assembled properly. He reinstalled the old carb (which only runs a few seconds then stalls out), and it revs high, too. I assume there's something behind that plate besides oil (valves, governor?), but I have no experience in this area. He's already backed what appears to be the idle screw out, and no effect.
He also replaced the safety cutoff cable on the right side of the mower. I'm hoping that he did something funky to the carb throttle cable, but I don't see how.
Can anyone offer any advice, videos, etc.? I'd really appreciate it - the boy feels bad about messing up mom's mower.
Pictures attached.
Thanks,
Jack
.
Mower in question: Toro Recycler 22in, self-propelled, Briggs and Stratton 6.5, model 20070.
My son had to replace the carb on the mower, which we all know isn't a big deal; however, he got ambitious and decided that he needed to remove the two bolts directly behind the carburetor which he says hold on a small metal plate. He removed those, the plate came off, and oil flooded out. He cleaned up the oil, replaced the plate, installed the carb. Now the mower runs, but it revs VERY high. I've had him check the governor arm and sent me pics of the linkage, and as far as we can tell, all that is assembled properly. He reinstalled the old carb (which only runs a few seconds then stalls out), and it revs high, too. I assume there's something behind that plate besides oil (valves, governor?), but I have no experience in this area. He's already backed what appears to be the idle screw out, and no effect.
He also replaced the safety cutoff cable on the right side of the mower. I'm hoping that he did something funky to the carb throttle cable, but I don't see how.
Can anyone offer any advice, videos, etc.? I'd really appreciate it - the boy feels bad about messing up mom's mower.
Pictures attached.
Thanks,
Jack
.