Really wasn't expecting 6" of snow today. (Had my Pilot Super Sports on this morning. SCARY! Ran out to the wheel shop before it started to really snow, but the drive home was horrible. I got stuck going DOWNHILL. Never had that happen before... anyway. Put the Blizzaks back on and I'm king of the road). But I digress.
Went to the garage to my on year old Toro 518 off the wall of the garage. I drained the carb this spring. Once I filled the tank gas started pouring out of the primer hole. Took me a minute to remember what that meant, but I popped the bowl off. Tried wiggling the float and spraying the needle with brake cleaner, but it wouldn't budge.
After much disassembly, I was able to get the carb loose enough to get to the needle well. It was STUCK. I cleaned it up, dropped a bunch of stuff and cursed a lot, but got it back together. No more fuel drip.
But also no start. Embarrassingly, I don't have the 22mm (3/4"?) deep socket for the plug. Safe to assume it's fouled? a different plug had spark. I'll grab a socket tomorrow. Shoveled the very wet snow the hard way.
Went to the garage to my on year old Toro 518 off the wall of the garage. I drained the carb this spring. Once I filled the tank gas started pouring out of the primer hole. Took me a minute to remember what that meant, but I popped the bowl off. Tried wiggling the float and spraying the needle with brake cleaner, but it wouldn't budge.
After much disassembly, I was able to get the carb loose enough to get to the needle well. It was STUCK. I cleaned it up, dropped a bunch of stuff and cursed a lot, but got it back together. No more fuel drip.
But also no start. Embarrassingly, I don't have the 22mm (3/4"?) deep socket for the plug. Safe to assume it's fouled? a different plug had spark. I'll grab a socket tomorrow. Shoveled the very wet snow the hard way.