Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

So my Toro 724 seems to have a problem after all.  It's been the first snowfall since i had the problems with the slush, (where my machine was stalling out)  So i passed it off that the machine was bogging in the slush.  But today i had a nice fluffy. just about 5inches of snow and it was doing the same thing i could go for about 20ft and it stalls out.  After playing around with the choke i noticed that when i opened the choke halfway  the machine ran pretty normally, and i was able to finish the driveway.  But the second I close off that choke the machine starts to die out, and eventually stalls.

I  added some Seafoam today to my gas tank a few ounces, to help clean out some stuff as i ran it

anyone have any ideas?.

Try loosening the fuel cap to see what that does.  If air cannot  enter the fuel tank, sooner or later fuel will not be able to get out.   

good one borat,i forgot about that one.it has burned me more than once.

looks like the gas cap is ported so it should be getting air into it.  I think i am going to have to get dirty and try and get into the carb.  How much outer shell of the motor am i going to have to remove to get at the carb?

cmike wrote:

All fuel gas caps are vented.  Sometimes they get blocked and fail.  That's why I suggested trying to run it with the cap loose.  Alway tackle the easy stuff first.