Repairs Toro recycler 22" personal pace

[Gduuub]

Hi all. New member, first post.
Recently purchased a pretty clean used Toro recycler 22 inch personal pace mower.
Did my first mow with it a couple weeks ago and it worked great.
Got halfway through my second mow today and it just seem to lose power and die. I checked the air filter and make sure it wasn't blocked and dirty, I looked inside the carburetor (did not take it apart) but everything seem to be operating properly inside. If you let it sit for five minutes and try to start it it starts briefly and then dies right away then every pull after that it does not want to start.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Grant

 

[BlazNT]

Sounds as if you are not getting gas. Have you checked the fuel line for proper flow of gas? How old was the gas and gas can? Was the gas can clean before you filled it with gas?

 

[Gduuub]

Sounds as if you are not getting gas. Have you checked the fuel line for proper flow of gas? How old was the gas and gas can? Was the gas can clean before you filled it with gas?

Thank you for your response. I will look at the fuel line. You mean the line from the tank to the carb correct? It seems fine though will check again. I can put fresh fuel in also. Current fuel is from December 2015 and container was clean.

Thank you

Grant

 

[Rivets]

If you have a Tecumseh engine on your mower, I'll bet that it is time to rebuild your carb. These carbs are prone to the seats swelling causing the fuel level in the bowl to be too low.

 

[Gduuub]

If you have a Tecumseh engine on your mower, I'll bet that it is time to rebuild your carb. These carbs are prone to the seats swelling causing the fuel level in the bowl to be too low.

How do I tell if it is a Tecumseh engine? It says Briggs and Stratton.

 

[Gduuub]

If you have a Tecumseh engine on your mower, I'll bet that it is time to rebuild your carb. These carbs are prone to the seats swelling causing the fuel level in the bowl to be too low.

It's a model 20332
Thank you for insight.

Grant

 

[BlazNT]

Have you replaced the fuel filter?

 

[Rivets]

Here I the procedure I use almost every day. I think that the needle/seat kit you will need is 398188. Double check before purchasing by taking your engine numbers to your local dealer, who can look up the exact kit.

Needle and seat replacement.

Remove the carb, and then remove the float bowl. Check the float bowl jet (which is the bowl screw) and make sure the jets both horizontal and vertical are clean and open. Tip the carb upside down and remove the float pin and float with needle attached. Look in the float needle passage and you should see the red float seat at the bottom of the passage. This is where a #5 crotchet hook would come in handy as you need to remove this seat. If you have no hook, but compressed air, you can blow through the fuel inlet and try to pop the seat out. Put your thumb over the passage to prevent the seat from flying who knows where. No air or hook try bending a stiff paper clip to dig the seat out.

I would either give the carb a good 24 hour soaking or have it ultrasonically cleaned at this time.

With the seat out clean the passage way with carb cleaner. Now you must find a drill bit slightly smaller than the passage way, to be used to press in the new seat. Apply a very, very small amount of a very light lube to the new seat. 3-1 oil or lighter, to help seat it better. Carefully insert the new seat in the passage way with the rings on the seat down toward the carb body. Slowly and carefully force the seat down with the back end of the drill bit. Once it is seated, check to see that it did not flip and the rings are up. *Next check to make sure that the float does not have any liquid in it. *If it does, replace. *If everything looks correct, attach the new needle to the float and install with the float pin centered. It everything is correct, the float should seat level to the carb body, when looking at it upside down. If everything looks good reattach the float bowl, making sure that both the bowl gasket and the nut gasket seal properly. Reinstall on the engine and test unit. Remember to have patience and take your time. Good luck, but I don't think you'll need it.

PS: *On the side of some Tecumseh carbs you will find a plastic cover. *Under this cover will be an idle jet. *Remove it and check to see that the jet is open both horizontally and vertically. *You should be able to push the old float needle wire through the vertical opening.

 

[Gduuub]

Sounds as if you are not getting gas. Have you checked the fuel line for proper flow of gas? How old was the gas and gas can? Was the gas can clean before you filled it with gas?

Thank u for ur help. Cleaned fuel tank and lines. Put new fuel in. Solved it. Appreciate it.

 

[BlazNT]

So glad to hear it is working.