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kellyinkc


Joined: Oct 8, 2010
Points: 74

Toro PM question
Original Message   Feb 9, 2011 4:59 pm
So far the 221 has performed fantastic!! I am so glad I bought it now. The weather is to warm up and no snow for at least a week. Today I ran the Toro till it died, reprimed and tried to start it. Now is the carb empty now and if not how do I drain it? Does it have a little screw on it like my Honda mower does? I presume the shroud comes off first.
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samdog


Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 55

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #12   Feb 11, 2011 6:10 pm
Carb bowl drains are going away -- victim of the enviromentalists. You can thank them for the ridiculous "vapor recovery" fuel cans too.

At the end of the season, I run OPE dry and drain the bowl, or on newer carbs, remove the bowl and wipe it dry. 

aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #13   Feb 14, 2011 4:00 pm
samdog wrote:
Carb bowl drains are going away -- victim of the enviromentalists. You can thank them for the ridiculous "vapor recovery" fuel cans too.

At the end of the season, I run OPE dry and drain the bowl, or on newer carbs, remove the bowl and wipe it dry. 


Yes, those new plastic gas cans balloon up real nice in hot weather.  Once they stretch, they keep their shape too.  
Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #14   Feb 14, 2011 4:16 pm
aa335 wrote:
Yes, those new plastic gas cans balloon up real nice in hot weather.  Once they stretch, they keep their shape too.  

Just wait until you try to use one without first relieving the pressure in it...
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #15   Feb 14, 2011 7:24 pm
Shryp wrote:
Just wait until you try to use one without first relieving the pressure in it...

Yeah, I'm actually a little worried everytime I try to relieve the pressure.  There's a lot of vapors escaping at once with great pressure.  One spark and you got a nice roman candle.
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Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #16   Feb 14, 2011 7:30 pm
aa335 wrote:
Yes, those new plastic gas cans balloon up real nice in hot weather.  Once they stretch, they keep their shape too.  


Funny thing is mine are all the reverse as they are sucked in rather than pushed out. Damn Kalifornia making laws for the rest of the US.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #17   Feb 14, 2011 7:34 pm
Steve_Cebu wrote:
Funny thing is mine are all the reverse as they are sucked in rather than pushed out. Damn Kalifornia making laws for the rest of the US.

Yes, Kalifornia is a really "progressive" stage.  So progressive that they are pro-active in enforcing issues problems that other states don't have.  And the governor drives a gas guzzling Hummer.  Yeah!
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #18   Feb 14, 2011 11:14 pm
aa335 wrote:
Yes, Kalifornia is a really "progressive" stage.  So progressive that they are pro-active in enforcing issues problems that other states don't have.  And the governor drives a gas guzzling Hummer.  Yeah!



That's just it, it's Kalifornia that has those problems, not the rest of us. They should keep their laws to themselves and leave the rest of us alone.

Ah well no snow for a while now, so I have a lot of gas already to go for the next storm, if we have one.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #19   Feb 15, 2011 9:54 am
Steve_Cebu wrote:

Ah well no snow for a while now, so I have a lot of gas already to go for the next storm, if we have one.


We're in a big thaw now for the next 5 days.  It may be in the 50's and I can wash and wax the snowblower.  All the snow should melt to make room for new one.  That's good. 
Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #20   Feb 15, 2011 10:40 am
aa335 wrote:
We're in a big thaw now for the next 5 days.  It may be in the 50's and I can wash and wax the snowblower.  All the snow should melt to make room for new one.  That's good. 

Was 48 Sunday and 50 Monday this week.  Looking at the extended forcast and winter might be over for us this year.  Maybe I should take my snowblower apart and paint it.
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Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Toro PM question
Reply #21   Feb 15, 2011 3:12 pm
Shryp wrote:
Was 48 Sunday and 50 Monday this week.  Looking at the extended forcast and winter might be over for us this year.  Maybe I should take my snowblower apart and paint it.


Well here it's -7F with the windchill during the day. No snow predicted but they say Thursday it could get up to 40F. That would be unusual for us in Feb. Hopefully it won't get too warm, as we are going to a winter RallyX on the 27th. Hard to race on snow with no snow.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
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