I have a Powerlite 98cc over 10 years old. It's always run great, but this year it would start when primed, but would immediately shut down. I cleaned out the bowl and jet, but it would only run on full choke. Any attempt to move the choke to middle position or no choke and it would shut down. I suspected there might be an air leak so I took it all apart again. I cleaned the jet and bowl again just to be safe. Then I noticed the old gasket had left some rough residue on the lip of the bowl. I took some fine sandpaper and gently rubbed off the grit. I did not have a new gasket, but the old one was reasonably intact. I rubbed my fingers along the inside and outside edge of the gasket to be sure it was relatively clean. Then I put a little plumbers silicone gel on my fingers and rubbed that on the gasket to give it a light coat. I also rubbed a light coat of the silicone gel on the bowl lip. I carefully placed the lubed gasket on the carb, then seated the bowl over the gasket, and screwed in and tightened the jet at the bottom. After several tries of priming and starting, this "mighty mite" started and ran flawlessly.
That was awesome! I have two blowers one of them just like this one that hasn't run in 3 years. Followed your directions. Took me maybe 30-40 minutes. Fired up on first pull! Thank you for the video.
A customer gave me this model and I laughed and almost refused to take it as it looked like a toy. This little thing is a freaking beast. Threw better than a new 21” toro 4 stoke blower. New single stage blowers are a joke compared to these.
Excellent demonstration on how to clean the carburetor. I have a Torro myself and after two split seconds of starting and stopping; it will not start at all now. What I did notice is there's air bubbles in the gas tank with the gas after priming it so I'm wondering if my prime line is clogged up? I'll have to check the model number to see which powerlite it is. It is a two stage where oil needs mixed with the gas. I don't think the unit has ever been serviced since my parents had it. I'd say the age is probably a good 25 years if not more.
I have the same machine the gas line and the primer line are hooked up but there's a little small tube on the carburetor that is leaking gas is there another line that I'm missing
Thank You Im going to attempt to do the same thing to mine this weekend. It wouldnt start last week for the snow storm we had here on the east coast.I asked a local guy how much to repair he said 100 dollars. I said to myself bull crap im not paying 100 dollars for an easy fix. Thanks for your video I have the exact same snowblower. I left gas in it from last season .I wont do that again
Great video!! I purchased a toro cr1000 today from a private owner and on the way home gas leaked out of the carberator onto my seat.. I put a new spark plug on it but it still won't start. I probably flooded it so I'll clean it out like you did and see how it goes....
I never understood why Toro put the air intake hole on the carburetor facing up, it's right near the choke lever slot and water and snow gets sucked into that and goes into the carburetor. I flipped mine upside down and it seems to work better
i got mine for free and it was in a shed for abut 3 to 5 years and no one drained the gas i took off the bowl and it was like green goo and i all i did was cleaned the bowl and the gas tank up and it fired right up these are so easy to work on.
Offhand I wouldn't know. Just Googling your part number yielded several sites with carburetor parts, but not a whole carb. Maybe just buy individual parts?
I got a Toro 2400 E and I cleaned out the carb and it has a new spark plug. When it runs the idle climbs really high, Is this normal? How high should the idle be? How do I adjust the idle to be normal?
Thanks for replying back... I did what you did in the video to clean out the carburetor and found allot of green sludge and also the seal on the carb is worn and also the needle inside the carburetor fell out. Looks like I'm going to need a new carburetor. I have the Toro CCR 1000 model 38190. Where can I purchase a new one? Any links would be great. Thanks! :-)
hi\-i serviced carb and replaced sparkplug(have fire), but still No Fire or even a little start?/ Help It has electric start switch? Can unplug and put a jump wire on the switch wires and will be it work then? If still No start- where do I go? IS there anything under the assembly which needs servicing??
I'm not entirely sure what you're saying. You've serviced the carb, and replaced the plug, and it won't start? Be sure you put the carb back together properly. If so, then be sure you have fuel in it. Beyond that, I'd need to think about it.
Have the same blower. Runs and works fine for 15min or so then dies. Have to let it sit for a while then starts right up. Would a fuel system cleaner additive help?
+jordtizzle It probably wouldn't hurt, but that could be any number of problems. Maybe a problematic carb. I'm hesitant to offer much in the way of advice, as I'm not an expert on these. I knew enough to film this video, but I'm not well-versed in the common problems of these Toros. Best of luck.
had a similar problem with a lawn mower. check the fuel air mixture. seems like its running rich, getting too much fuel and stalling out. letting it sit or cool, i am guessing it restarts, runs for a bit and does the same thing? Does it seem to struggle when the engine is working hard when the engine is still somewhat cold? i just picked up one of these from the street, so havent explored this model just the to know for sure, but seems like a air flow issue or sticky carb. a thorough clean of all the jets wouldnt be a bad idea either.
It is normal for a little gas to leak when priming. If gas leaks all the time while running it could be the bowl gasket or the needle in the seat is stuck open which will allow fuel to enter the carb all the time. Try to isolate where the fuel is coming out. If it's pouring out the butterfly on the top of the carb it's probably a problem with the needle and seat. Also double check your bowl nut and make sure it's snug.
For me turned out to be improper gasket seating and when I took off the bowl and the banjo bolt to clean them I didn't really need cleaning but I noticed that the gasket and twisted as I was pulling it off. So I just make sure that the gasket was on the float before I put the bowl and Bolt back on
You are supposed to hang that snow blower on a nail. Toro designed it that way so that gas would drain out of the bowl and back into the tank. That way you should never have to clean the corroborator. Storing this type of snow blower, siting on the ground is the most common reason they quit working. (When you store it over the summer) Supposedly carb rebuild kits are not longer made for them. (I hope I am wrong.)
I bought this unit used, and didn't have any factory information to refer to. Do you have a resource on this? I'd certainly like to learn more. If you're right (and I don't doubt you are), then that's fantastic advice. Still, a great many of these do get gummed up, and do require cleaning sometimes.
MercedesDieselGuy Toro, Bolens, and Simplicity products where all manufactured in my home town of Port Washington, WI. You can take my word for it. Sadly none are made there today.
MercedesDieselGuy I think there are different carborators, the one you are showing and a rubber diaphragm type, that is supposedly hard to get replacement parts for.
WARNING!!!!!! This was helpful and would have been a quick clean project however!!!! DO NOT MOVE the float thingy inside of bowl!!!! there is a small pin and pin holder that will fall out!!! It is tiny and will most likely fall on the ground or inside the machine. Took me a good additional 45 minutes to get it back in place. Otherwise with some priming and a few good pulls seems to be running better the it was. JUST DONT TOUCH THE FLOAT INSIDE THE BOWL!!!!!!
I have a Powerlite 98cc over 10 years old. It's always run great, but this year it would start when primed, but would immediately shut down. I cleaned out the bowl and jet, but it would only run on full choke. Any attempt to move the choke to middle position or no choke and it would shut down. I suspected there might be an air leak so I took it all apart again. I cleaned the jet and bowl again just to be safe. Then I noticed the old gasket had left some rough residue on the lip of the bowl. I took some fine sandpaper and gently rubbed off the grit. I did not have a new gasket, but the old one was reasonably intact. I rubbed my fingers along the inside and outside edge of the gasket to be sure it was relatively clean. Then I put a little plumbers silicone gel on my fingers and rubbed that on the gasket to give it a light coat. I also rubbed a light coat of the silicone gel on the bowl lip. I carefully placed the lubed gasket on the carb, then seated the bowl over the gasket, and screwed in and tightened the jet at the bottom. After several tries of priming and starting, this "mighty mite" started and ran flawlessly.
That was awesome! I have two blowers one of them just like this one that hasn't run in 3 years. Followed your directions. Took me maybe 30-40 minutes. Fired up on first pull! Thank you for the video.
Very glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
DUDE! I fixed my snowblower! Thank you! You saved me almost a hundred bucks. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
A customer gave me this model and I laughed and almost refused to take it as it looked like a toy. This little thing is a freaking beast. Threw better than a new 21” toro 4 stoke blower. New single stage blowers are a joke compared to these.
You're welcome. My Powerlite got the workout of a lifetime today!
Excellent demonstration on how to clean the carburetor. I have a Torro myself and after two split seconds of starting and stopping; it will not start at all now. What I did notice is there's air bubbles in the gas tank with the gas after priming it so I'm wondering if my prime line is clogged up? I'll have to check the model number to see which powerlite it is. It is a two stage where oil needs mixed with the gas. I don't think the unit has ever been serviced since my parents had it. I'd say the age is probably a good 25 years if not more.
This thing is a beast on powder snow, did not know it's basically self propelled if u just lift on the handle
Best of luck. These are very simple machines. Very glad I picked up mine a few years back.
I have the same machine the gas line and the primer line are hooked up but there's a little small tube on the carburetor that is leaking gas is there another line that I'm missing
@@jamesmcgahan4166 did you fix it
This just saved me hours of time and potentially a bunch of money. Thank you for uploading
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
I did that last season and it started right up this year. I think in my case it just didn't get too gunked up again.
Thank You Im going to attempt to do the same thing to mine this weekend. It wouldnt start last week for the snow storm we had here on the east coast.I asked a local guy how much to repair he said 100 dollars. I said to myself bull crap im not paying 100 dollars for an easy fix. Thanks for your video I have the exact same snowblower. I left gas in it from last season .I wont do that again
Great video!! I purchased a toro cr1000 today from a private owner and on the way home gas leaked out of the carberator onto my seat.. I put a new spark plug on it but it still won't start. I probably flooded it so I'll clean it out like you did and see how it goes....
I never understood why Toro put the air intake hole on the carburetor facing up, it's right near the choke lever slot and water and snow gets sucked into that and goes into the carburetor. I flipped mine upside down and it seems to work better
i got mine for free and it was in a shed for abut 3 to 5 years and no one drained the gas i took off the bowl and it was like green goo and i all i did was cleaned the bowl and the gas tank up and it fired right up these are so easy to work on.
@dieseltuner1 This is the first time I ever serviced a carburetor. Sounds like something else inside it? Maybe you need a new carb or a carb rebuild?
@latrays Yeah, I'm happy with mine so far. Picked it up used last winter.
I have this exact snowblower. It will run for awhile and then die. It seems to run better with full choke on too ? Any suggestions ?
Does this unit have a carb filter,I don't see one, anyway found this snowblower in curbside trashpile,covered in dust,hosed off and was nvr used
I don't recall, but I don't think it does.
Offhand I wouldn't know. Just Googling your part number yielded several sites with carburetor parts, but not a whole carb. Maybe just buy individual parts?
I got a Toro 2400 E and I cleaned out the carb and it has a new spark plug. When it runs the idle climbs really high, Is this normal? How high should the idle be? How do I adjust the idle to be normal?
thanks for this... any suggestion on how to repair the electric start? it just started making a whining noise..
Thomas Mui Sorry, I don't have any experience with that part.
Thanks for replying back... I did what you did in the video to clean out the carburetor and found allot of green sludge and also the seal on the carb is worn and also the needle inside the carburetor fell out. Looks like I'm going to need a new carburetor. I have the Toro CCR 1000 model 38190. Where can I purchase a new one? Any links would be great. Thanks! :-)
This worked perfectly for me. Thank you so much!
I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Is it normal to have smoke?
Probably not?
Rumor has it you're still wearing the same shoes 8 years later
Not a crazy rumor, but sadly, no.
I tend to wear my garage shoes until they disintegrate.
@@MercedesDieselGuy lol, all real men do..i have been wearing the se shoes to cut the grass for 10 years. Lol.
Is that a 2 or 4 cycle engine?
Two
hi\-i serviced carb and replaced sparkplug(have fire), but still No Fire or even a little start?/ Help It has electric start switch? Can unplug and put a jump wire on the switch wires and will be it work then? If still No start- where do I go? IS there anything under the assembly which needs servicing??
I'm not entirely sure what you're saying. You've serviced the carb, and replaced the plug, and it won't start?
Be sure you put the carb back together properly. If so, then be sure you have fuel in it. Beyond that, I'd need to think about it.
Have the same blower. Runs and works fine for 15min or so then dies. Have to let it sit for a while then starts right up. Would a fuel system cleaner additive help?
+jordtizzle It probably wouldn't hurt, but that could be any number of problems. Maybe a problematic carb. I'm hesitant to offer much in the way of advice, as I'm not an expert on these. I knew enough to film this video, but I'm not well-versed in the common problems of these Toros. Best of luck.
had a similar problem with a lawn mower. check the fuel air mixture. seems like its running rich, getting too much fuel and stalling out. letting it sit or cool, i am guessing it restarts, runs for a bit and does the same thing? Does it seem to struggle when the engine is working hard when the engine is still somewhat cold? i just picked up one of these from the street, so havent explored this model just the to know for sure, but seems like a air flow issue or sticky carb. a thorough clean of all the jets wouldnt be a bad idea either.
Great job
Thank you!! Just what I needed!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Thank you 🙏
I have gas leaking from the carb on my Toro CCR Powerlite, do I need to replace the bowl?
Possibly. There might be a replaceable seal in there, though,
It is normal for a little gas to leak when priming. If gas leaks all the time while running it could be the bowl gasket or the needle in the seat is stuck open which will allow fuel to enter the carb all the time. Try to isolate where the fuel is coming out. If it's pouring out the butterfly on the top of the carb it's probably a problem with the needle and seat. Also double check your bowl nut and make sure it's snug.
For me turned out to be improper gasket seating and when I took off the bowl and the banjo bolt to clean them I didn't really need cleaning but I noticed that the gasket and twisted as I was pulling it off. So I just make sure that the gasket was on the float before I put the bowl and Bolt back on
Thank you! (another option, you can get a new Carb on Amazon for like $12... the option I went with)
Thank you!
Actually you just cleaned the bowl and not the carb
Why didn't you remove the float and see if it needed cleaning and shoot carb cleaner up into the carb as well
I filmed this video over seven years ago, so it's anyone's guess why I did exactly what I did at the time.
@jtclays MUCH easier. Can't believe I missed those two screws the first time :)
You are supposed to hang that snow blower on a nail. Toro designed it that way so that gas would drain out of the bowl and back into the tank. That way you should never have to clean the corroborator. Storing this type of snow blower, siting on the ground is the most common reason they quit working. (When you store it over the summer)
Supposedly carb rebuild kits are not longer made for them. (I hope I am wrong.)
I bought this unit used, and didn't have any factory information to refer to. Do you have a resource on this? I'd certainly like to learn more.
If you're right (and I don't doubt you are), then that's fantastic advice. Still, a great many of these do get gummed up, and do require cleaning sometimes.
MercedesDieselGuy Toro, Bolens, and Simplicity products where all manufactured in my home town of Port Washington, WI. You can take my word for it. Sadly none are made there today.
MercedesDieselGuy I think there are different carborators, the one you are showing and a rubber diaphragm type, that is supposedly hard to get replacement parts for.
Sorry about my spelling, I need to proof read more.
Benjamin Armstrong No problem on the spelling, and thanks for the info. That's why I put videos here on RUclips - to share information.
WARNING!!!!!! This was helpful and would have been a quick clean project however!!!!
DO NOT MOVE the float thingy inside of bowl!!!! there is a small pin and pin holder that will fall out!!!
It is tiny and will most likely fall on the ground or inside the machine. Took me a good additional 45 minutes to get it back in place. Otherwise with some priming and a few good pulls seems to be running better the it was. JUST DONT TOUCH THE FLOAT INSIDE THE BOWL!!!!!!
I lost that spring, put it back together and it still runs
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