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

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.

Paul7 wrote:
Sounds like a perfect way of avoiding a warranty!  "what? you didn't drain the gas?...sorry dude, that GTS is null and void!"  And it saved them $3 by not having to install the shutoff and drain valve.

The owners manual for my 421QE shows a carburetor drain bolt to be used to drain the fuel in the carburetor prior to storage.
It is mentioned on page 18, Item #6.
The drain bolt is shown on page 15, Figure 36.
Doesn't sound as easy as a thumb screw, but it does appear it is provided for.

I looked at an on-line owners manual for the 221 and I did not see any reference to a way to drain the carburetor.
It does tell you about running the machine out of gas before storage on page 18.
It would seem that following the procedures in the manual should have you covered for any warranty requirements.

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. 

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

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

Shryp wrote:
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.

aa335 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.

Steve_Cebu 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!

aa335 wrote:

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.