... Bought the 20192 Toro today. Found out why it's not CARB compliant. It has no spark arrestor in the muffler, which you can buy and have installed to comply according to the book. So it's not an emissions thing, it's a "safety" thing.

Well everyone... I went back to the basics. Something was telling me that this is not a carb/fuel issue. Why even after removing the linkages and manually "throttling" the carb and applying a little choke there seemed to be no differance. So I decided to pull off the valve cover and take a deeper look; I removed rocker arms and studs, the push rod guide, and began a very slow rotation of the fly wheel. Each time the intake valve would open, then close, just a few millimeters, I noticed a very slight movement in the intake valve (it would actually open a little then close again) then a millimeter more there would be a loud metallic click. I had not noticed this before. I would then place my thumb on the intake pushrod and rotate the flywheel and get the same results. This is when I knew there was an internal issue... either the tappet was sticking or a deeper issue with the cam. I removed the engine and removed the engine sump. At the bottom even though I have changed the oil, there was this silvery slug at the bottom (I used almost a gallon of engine cleaner to get the slug out), I knew this was not right. I aligned the timing dots and very carefully removed the cam shaft. And yes to my surprise, both cam lobs were very scared and worn down. So I'm thinking I'll have to replace the entire camshaft, tappets, pushrods, and sump gasket. Plus a really good cleaning... Any other suggestions? Thank you in advance for all your help, Ron

I've been using nothing but Dreamfields pasta exclusively for the past year. The important thing to remember is NOT to overcook it or it will increase the starch and become "carby". The more aldente the texture, the less starch. Also, some diabetics do get a little spike, but my thoughts are, like some artificial sweetners will spike folks because of the mental link between food and our bodies, thus with the Dreamfields. It really tastes like you're cheating!

I think I figured that a single Hershey's Kiss is 2.4 carbs and I'll have to check out those Russell Stover candies. Thanks, Linda. I've actually make some of the no carb chocolates posted on lowcarbfriends.com but the real stuff is soooo much better. And tell your friend to check out the health food bars. There are small, snack size chocolate bars with as little 2 net carbs. For dessert, I like the sugar free puddings. And I often mix up this one from The South Beach Diet. SOUTH BEACH RICOTTA CREMES 1/2 c. ricotta part-skim ricotta cheese 1/4 t. vanilla 1-2 pkts Splenda You can add cocoa for flavor or substitute almond extract and add some almond slivers. Teri