Two things come to mind. First, the oil. As strange it
sounds, many mowers don't run worth a hoot on cheap oil. Try
Castrol, that's the brand I like.

Second, makes me wonder what's with the speed governor.
Might need new carb throttle springs.

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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On May 14, 3:20 pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I've got a Toro Recyclermowerwith a B&S engine.

http://www.toro.com/home/mowers/recycler/20064.html

At the end of last season I ran it dry and stored it for
the winter.

Last weekend I changed the oil and filled it with fresh
gas. After a
few starts and stalls, it eventually stayed running. It
ran fine for
several minutes and then dropped to about half speed, RPM
speaking.

Now it starts on a couple of pulls just like it did all
last year, but
it runs really, really slow. It doesn't seem like it wants
to stall,
it's just running at a very slow speed and obviously not
cutting as
well.

Where should I start looking for problems?

Thanks!

Update:

I've changed the plug and the air filter.

I've changed the fuel - after mixing in some carb cleaner
and running
it through.

I've made sure the ecreen at the bottom of fuel tank is
clear.

I've made sure the hose from the tank to the carb and the
hose from
the carb to the engine were clear.

I sprayed all of the exposed linkages and springs with
cleaner to de-
gunk them.

I dropped the bowl and cleaned up the float and needle -
without
removing anything except the bowl.

Nothing helped. The mower runs fine for a few minutes after
each start
and then drops to a really slow, almost-stall-but-not-quite
speed.

I'm thinking it's shop time...