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Toro, Suzuki Two Stroke

15 years ago

Do they have a Cast Iron Sleeve?

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indy452
15 years ago
Yes, and these engines are one of the best built, longest lasting engines available in my opinion.
Whenever I come across one I buy it no matter the condition because chances are I'll be able to fix it and get either a nice return (profit) or use it for myself.

Many landscapers and mowing service providers used Toro commercials with these engines on them because of these reasons.

The cast iron sleeve improves the life of the engine by leaps and bounds in a two stroke. Any good commercial grade engine will have a cast iron sleeve.

One note to you, If you are considering buying a Toro w/suzuki you need to be aware that these engines are no longer made and parts can become very expensive.

Neal
hondawomen
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you! I have a 1987 Toro CCR2000E Model 38185. I got for free a 1986-1988ish Toro Side discharge push mower with a suzuki 2 stroke. Runs fine the person is moving to a townhouse! I get it Tuesday night!

Growing up my parents had a 1986 Toro/suzuki 2 stroke, side discharge, 3 spd/or 2 spd with front wheel drive!
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Man, the Toro mowers could be fun. I love those Toros with Suzuki two strokes. I'm assuming you mean two strokes. What a deal! Neal
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Yeah, I tried to stare it down w/an evil eye...it just laughed. After proving it was smarter than me, she decided to taunt me with a few puffs of smoke, then by actually working again...only to pee fuel all over the place after I finished mowing. Pretty sure the no spark cond was a red herring (the bit@h hates water) that distracted me from the real prob...a sticky float. I've ascertained as much the last (4th) time I had the carb apart & polished the inside of the float pivot bracket...but not well enough it seems. Any suggestions as to how to get up into the fuel inlet recess & polish the oriface that rubber tipped needle seats in? The rubber tip of the needle looks/feels new. She's a thirsty mower too...not horrible, but close to twice the consumption of my 4 cycle (Tecumseh) Toro 20570...which admittedly gets outstanding LPG (lawns per gallon ;) After mowing the lawn yesterday I pinched off the fuel line to stop the fuel from peeing out the carb. Then re-started her to empty the bowl so as to make things easier when I took it apart again to see why the float is still sticking. As the remaining fuel was consumed, the rpms increased a bit & the eng sounded healthier. Hopefully ensuring the float floats &/or polishing the needle seat (still nd to figure out how) will make that a normal condition. Last thing - I wonder if it would be wise to pre-emptively source any failure prone parts...like a coil? How does one determine what a fair price is for used parts? Here is a link that might be useful: Evil eye video
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fredmertz
15 years ago
I have a Toro with a Suzuki 2-stroke that I have been using since I bought it new in 1990. It smokes a little on start-up, the drive wheels are worn and the original bag is getting a little shabby otherwise it's a keeper. They don't make them like they used to.
indy452
15 years ago
Nice score! The price is right thats for sure.

Take care of it and it should last a long time.
If you ever sell, the engine is what e-bayers are after.

Have fun with it and be very sure to run that engine with a mixture of QUALITY two stroke oil at a ratio of 50:1 or sligtly less even 40:1. I sometimes run mine at 32:1 if thats all I have but never any higher. By quality oil I mean something other than the stuff you get a w-mart or similar. Buy some Echo power blend or even Lawnboy oil or Valvoline two stroke oil or some sort of synthetic blend like opti.

Neal
canguy
15 years ago
I sold a Toro with the Suzuki 2 stroke and have since kicked myself. Looking for another one, that is a great motor but as was mentioned, parts are scarce.

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