Posted: 4/21/2011 6:26:58 AM EDT
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Does anyone know a good small engine repair shop in the Plano, Allen, McKinney area?
I have a TORO lawn mower that I was gifted (freebie) but it sat in shed for a at least a year...maybe longer. Still has gas and oil in it. 
I don't think changing the spark plug and filter is gonna be enough to get it running. |
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Drain the old gas, change the oil.
Blow some carb cleaner in the tank and dump it out. Remove plug and work it over with emory paper. Clean out the air filter and blast the carb area with some carb cleaner. Put new gas in and blow some carb cleaner into the spark plug hole. Replace the plug and pull start like a MOFO. After several cycles of this you should be good to go. Outside of deteriorated fuel lines you can probably get it running yourself. 
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Pull out your man card and dust it off.
Seriously, get a couple of screwdrivers, a couple of wrenches, a can of aerosol B12 Carb cleaner and pull the carb apart, clean it, put it back together. Don't tear up the gaskets, take pictures if you don't think you'll remember how the parts fit back together. The only tricky part would be the needle valves. Mark where they are set, then count the number of turns to back them all the way out. Use the same number of turns and position when you put them back in. You used to be able to buy a book that told you how to completely rebuild a 3.5hp Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. You can probably get away with just cleaning the carb, changing the oil, putting in fresh gas, maybe change some hoses. If it's really beat to hell, then change the spark plug. Check the www and youtube, it's probably there somewhere. If you can build an AR lower, you can clean a carb on a lawnmower. |
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Pull out your man card and dust it off. Seriously, get a couple of screwdrivers, a couple of wrenches, a can of aerosol B12 Carb cleaner and pull the carb apart, clean it, put it back together. Don't tear up the gaskets, take pictures if you don't think you'll remember how the parts fit back together. The only tricky part would be the needle valves. Mark where they are set, then count the number of turns to back them all the way out. Use the same number of turns and position when you put them back in. You used to be able to buy a book that told you how to completely rebuild a 3.5hp Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. You can probably get away with just cleaning the carb, changing the oil, putting in fresh gas, maybe change some hoses. If it's really beat to hell, then change the spark plug. Check the www and youtube, it's probably there somewhere. If you can build an AR lower, you can clean a carb on a lawnmower. +1 |
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What engine does it have? Carb kits, new floats, and new gaskets are cheap, and that's probably all it will need(other than a new spark plug, air filter, and oil change). If it's a B&S engine, the carbs are easy to work on. Forget trying to reuse the old parts. Depending on where you're at, I might be able to come help you with it. |
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Quoted: Pull out your man card and dust it off. Seriously, get a couple of screwdrivers, a couple of wrenches, a can of aerosol B12 Carb cleaner and pull the carb apart, clean it, put it back together. Don't tear up the gaskets, take pictures if you don't think you'll remember how the parts fit back together. The only tricky part would be the needle valves. Mark where they are set, then count the number of turns to back them all the way out. Use the same number of turns and position when you put them back in. You used to be able to buy a book that told you how to completely rebuild a 3.5hp Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. You can probably get away with just cleaning the carb, changing the oil, putting in fresh gas, maybe change some hoses. If it's really beat to hell, then change the spark plug. Check the www and youtube, it's probably there somewhere. If you can build an AR lower, you can clean a carb on a lawnmower. This will usually get you pretty close to the correct settings, but will likely require fine tuning after getting the engine running. |