went to to make sure my Toro snowblower starts today before the winter gets here. I ran it until it died last time I used it. when I ran the last gas through it I had Amsoil fuel stabilizer in it. put fresh gas in it today and it would not start. no fuel was coming out of bottom of carb. I cleaned the carb out with Amsoil power foam. also ran a small wire through the hose from the primer bulb and from the tank to the first hose. sprayed a little starting fluid in the carb and it would start for like 2 seconds then stall. ran a wire though the hole where the gas runs out the bottom of the carb, once you take out the screw. pressed the primer and there is no gas getting into the carb. is this as simple as replacing the primer bulb ? when I took the screw out of the bottom of the carb just a little gas trickles out. clogged fuel filter ?
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I couldn't get my Toro snowblower to start a couple of years ago. I ended up taking the carb off the snowblower, taking it apart, cleaning everything thoroughly and putting it back together. Solved my problem.
I also ran into a problem last year where the primer bulb was old and cracked and wouldn't create the proper suction. Replace it for a few bucks and solved that.
I also ran into a problem last year where the primer bulb was old and cracked and wouldn't create the proper suction. Replace it for a few bucks and solved that.
Primer bulbs usually crack and leak. Not much else to go wrong with them.
Pull the bowl in the carb and have a look.
Pull the bowl in the carb and have a look.
thanks for the replies everybody. going to try changing the primer bulb first and see if that is the issue, just seems like very little gas is getting into the carb. if that does not work time to take a look at the bowl and see what is going on . did notice some cracking on the prime so it may not be working correctly.
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well I called the local Tor dealer yesterday to find the primer bulb and was shocked at the price. looks like they had two models for the year I have. one was $17 and the other $24 ! turns out they sell a kit with the backing plate , hose and hose clamps. any idea on where I can get just the rubber seal ? I have seen a few on Ebay but not sure if they would fit. I appreciate any help that can be provided.
Home Depot or Sears sells the primer bulbs
ended up going to the Toro dealer and just got the prime bulb. not sure why over the phone they said I needed to buy the kit. changed the bulb , still not starting. removed the bolt for the bowl on the carb and the bowl. sprayed them with amsoil power foam. still nothing. took the whole carb off and lathered it with power foam. stuck a small piece of wire in all enntry and exit points. still nothing. bought a fuel filter thinking it may be clogged. removed the fuel line right before the carb and gas is coming out. poked a wire up the fuel line into the fuel filter, nothing. at this point the snowblower is sitting in my yard with some of the parts off of it. gave up as I had a bad headache from the gas and power foam fumes. maybe I will get luck and somebody will steal it tonight. sad thing is this unit was used a total of 3 times. never had such problems with my weedwacker or chainsaw. my mower just died but it was at least 10 years old. everybody keeps saying carb or primer bulb but I just can not see anything else to do on the carb or the primer bulb.
I would first make sure there's gas getting to the carb. Pull the gas line from the carb and make sure the fuel is flowing (have a catch pan on hand). If there's fuel then you know it's related to the carb/jets, if not then you have a blockage somewhere upstream to address.
Will try getting it started today after work and taking off the gas cap and see if that helps. after I changed the original fuel filter I checked and gas that came out of both inlet and outlet hose into a small old coffee can that I used to drip it in. the flow seemed descent, slow steady stream. if the float needle is stuck what can I do , carb spray again ? I sprayed it and the hole where it resides with powerfoam. the float seems to move freely and it clean as can be but I suppose the needle can still be messed up. maybe I should ditch the powerfoam as it foams up and does not provide much pressure.last time I had the carb off yesterday I took a small piece of wire and tried to ream out every jet and hole, that I could see gas going through. there is more gas in the carb now then when I started but it seems like it starts and runs out of fuel quickly.
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ok time for an update. after work yesterday I decided to make another attempt to get this Toro running. first thing I noticed was no gas in the tank. looked for a leak and did not see any. there was gas in the carb so I unhooked the hose from the inlet side of the carb and did find a small hole in the line. I cut the bad piece off and reconnected it. figured while I had the tank empty I would add some kreen to tank ( not too much ) and added a gallon of gas. did not see any leaks so I fired it up on the first pull , awesome ! then reality set in after 5 seconds and it died again lol ! tried to get it started two more times and said , the heck with this. drained the bowl of gas, there was more in there then ever. took the carb off and ran some kreen through it and made sure I can run a small wire through the jets and inlet line. the kreen was run through every hole and came out with ease. took the float and pin out of the socket. cleaned the socket with a Qtip and Kreen ( was not very dirty) soaked the pin in kreen and wiped it off with a rag. wiped the float down even though it was a bright white plastic color. put the float back in and worked it back and forth and it moved with ease. put everything back together and cleaned the spark plug up ( even though it was not that dirty ( only has run 3 times for an hour each time ) primed it up and guess what? it would not start. after many attempts I decided that maybe the residual kreen was preventing it from starting. sprayed a couple of short blasts of starting fluid and it kicked right over. stalled again after 5 seconds of running. what now, get a carb rebuild kit, soak the carb overnight ? there seems to be a good amount of fuel going from the tank through the fuel filter to the carb. could it be the fuel is not getting past the bowl maybe , does that make sense ? my brother says I have the patience of a rock but I am running out of ideas. hate to take it anywhere as they charge and arm and a leg to fix it and to be honest if this unit keeps breaking why keep putting money into it. sad thing is I bought his new and only used it 3 times in 1 year.
Well if you dont mind spending the money, Just buy a new carb...
I spent $60 for one for my old Tecumseh 10hp Troy Built chipper, Very Fast and simple fix.
Took me 10 minutes to change out and the Old chipper runs great now.
Was worth it to me, No hassle and saved me time.
I spent $60 for one for my old Tecumseh 10hp Troy Built chipper, Very Fast and simple fix.
Took me 10 minutes to change out and the Old chipper runs great now.
Was worth it to me, No hassle and saved me time.
tried to get the snow blower started yesterday and it would not start. the gas level stayed the same so the leak was fixed. thinking it has to be the float/ needle as the kreen went through all of the lines with ease. guess I could check on getting the carb kit with the new float , needle and gaskets and see what happens. to be honest if I was going to buy a new carb , I think I would rather put the money towards a new unit. I did some research and it turns out there was a recall on this model for an issue with the carb ( believe it was possible fire due to carb malfunction ) it was in my model year 2011 but not sure if my serail number was included. I emailed Tor to see what they say. if I can have them get me a new carb or rebuild under warranty I should be all set. not counting on Toro covering it under warranty but it is worth a shot, maybe I am covered.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10299.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10299.html
Tor got back to me and their answer is take it to the dealer and let them determine if this is a warranty issue. to me that means take it to the dealer and let them try and run up a nice bill. you would think they could have told me if the recall pertained to my unit or not. this is my first Toro product and at this point maybe I should just scrap it ?
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