Toro 20045 lawnmower only starting and running if sprayed into carb

[hrhofmann]

Jason,

Sorry if I came on a bit strong, but you kept on talking about replacing ga skets and air filter related parts, and seemed to have mostly ignored the p rimer suggestions. Take a good look at the primer set-up and see if you ca n tell how it is supposed to operate. One way or another, you have to get some raw gas into the intake manifold to get things started.

[jason]

Just an update: The air filter/primer assembly arrived today:

Took 5 minutes to install it and after 2 primes, the mower started right up. Problem solved.

Thanks again for all the help and advice. This still wasn't that expensive of a repair and I know it would have been much more if I took it to the local lawn mower repair shop.

Jason

[Stormin Mormon]

Thank you. I just love success stories. You are very kind to share what works.