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Anonymous Posted on May 28, 2014

Why is my air filter on lawn mower saturated with gas?

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This is because the float in the carburetor is stuck in the open position, letting the gas flow from the tank through the float bowl and over flow into the engine and into the air filter. You had better check the oil too its probably full of fuel too. to fix this problem you will need to remove the Carburetor and take the float bowl off un stick the float and needle. clean the carb with carb cleaner and re assemble.

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Probably your Carburetor float seal is leaking inside. Have someone check your Carb.

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  • Posted on Apr 26, 2009

SOURCE: toro 2 stroke lawn mower won't start

Remove the Carb Bowl and on the bottom of the bowl clean the center of crust gas....

It blocks the gas from getting from the bowl to the inside of the carb.

Caused when gas dry's up in the bowl leaving deposits behind plugging up the works.

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  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: mower starts w/ priming but stops after 1-2 seconds. Air filter, gas, oil, spark plug are new

Remove your fuel filter (in the tank usually) and, replace it

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Jim Parker

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  • Posted on Jun 09, 2009

SOURCE: My lawn mower will not stay started

You need to check the fuel line for cracks/breaks. Check the fuel filter if it has one. If these two things are o.k., then you will need to clean the carb. It probably has debris in it.

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  • Posted on May 18, 2011

SOURCE: toro recycler model number SR-21 S lawn mower wont

check your oil is it up to full, then I would check to see if you have compresson, pull your plug and roll over and feel with finger ,but don't touch spark plug wire or you will light up! next I would check for spark, then for fuel, make sure the carb is getting fuel,,,check your hoses and fuel cap and clean your carb and needle/seat and make sure gas will run through the fuel line. Also you could have sheared a flywheel key

the choke out you are talking about could of been a lean condition and smoked the eng rings
Good Luck compresson test should tell all 2StrokeJim

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  • Posted on Aug 24, 2012

SOURCE: My lawn mower wont keep running, I have put on new spark plug, cleaned the carborator, changed the air filter. Any other ideas?

How thoroughly did you clean the carb? They need to be fully disassembled. There are some small orifices in them that need to be cleaned with either a jet cleaning tool or a piece of wire.

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