Toro Recycler, Briggs engine quit working after oil change

[Mark H_NO]

Can I use my gear puller(pulls on edge) or do I need a flywheel puller, and to tap the bolt holes(what B&S reccomends)

 

[Mark H_NO]

put a bit of torque on the flywheel, broke it loose, and it came right off. I just didn't want to torque the crap out of the gear puller. Installed a new key from my local Ace HW, put all back together and it's running! Saved from the scrapyard. Thanks again for the tips. I was so sure that wasn't the problem.

 

[Joed756]

You don't need a puller, it will come loose by lightly tapping with a soft hammer. I'm glad the problem has been pinpointed.

 

[Joed756]

I missed your last post. Good job with a happy ending.

 

[Mark H_NO]

Thanks again to you and the others.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Good deal.

 

[Mark H_NO]

Hmm. I cut my backyard, including around 10 restarts for water breaks and checking the grill. Around halfway, it wouldn't restart. I pulled the carb, bowl was dirty, flushed passages with carb cleaner, put all back together and finished the yard. I let it rest for 45 min or so, and started it up again. It died after a few seconds, and won't restart. Spark tests good, checked the flywheel, key is intact. Compression just like before, a bit under 60 lbs. Won't start even with starting fluid. I got a new plug, tried that no change. It seemed to fire one time, but didn't start.

 

[Mark H_NO]

I also retorqued the cylinder head bolts, just in case heat/cool made a difference. The backyard that I cut takes over 1.5 hours, easy. I'll be putting in a fuel line filter, and checking the bowl again, but starting fluid ain't firing. I rechecked the coil gap, and reset with business card.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Since there was junk in the bowl, did you clean out the bowl bolt? which is the main jet too... there are 3 holes in it, 2 cross drilled at the bottom and one on the end of it.

 

[Mark H_NO]

Good call, I forgot that. I'll do that first thing tomorrow. I wanted to check the bowl anyhow. Thanks.