I have a 30 year old Toro rear engine mower I use to cut the grass at the workshop. The mower is original and I'm on the third engine. Toro built the frames and transmission like a tank so it has withstood the test of time.
Lately the motor has been sputtering and missing. Not all the time but very repeatable. It starts fine, runs a minute then starts missing and smoking (black and blue). It will die and I'll restart it several times. RPMS are way low since it is missing. But, if I keep restarting and running it, it eventually starts to run better until it runs perfectly. It takes about 10-15 minutes to warm up and run like nothing is wrong. I took it to a repair shop and they cleaned the carb. That didn't fix it. I thought maybe a bad coil but the mechanic said a bad could runs better cold and worse when warm, just the opposite of my mower's behavior.
Any ideas on what the problem might be?
Eric
Not my mower but one just like it. My kids tell me I look like Forrest Gump on it, but I tell them Forrest drove a Snapper. Dumbshits
Lately the motor has been sputtering and missing. Not all the time but very repeatable. It starts fine, runs a minute then starts missing and smoking (black and blue). It will die and I'll restart it several times. RPMS are way low since it is missing. But, if I keep restarting and running it, it eventually starts to run better until it runs perfectly. It takes about 10-15 minutes to warm up and run like nothing is wrong. I took it to a repair shop and they cleaned the carb. That didn't fix it. I thought maybe a bad coil but the mechanic said a bad could runs better cold and worse when warm, just the opposite of my mower's behavior.
Any ideas on what the problem might be?
Eric
Not my mower but one just like it. My kids tell me I look like Forrest Gump on it, but I tell them Forrest drove a Snapper. Dumbshits
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