![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:15 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Why won't my lawn mower start? Ran when parked. 6.5 HP G&S gas engine.
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Have you tried spraying flammable gasses into the intake?
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:18 |
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How long ago was it ran? Gas with ethanol tends to gum up the fuel lines/carbs of lawn equipment if it sits too long. Did you pull and inspect the spark plug?
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:20 |
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It's broken.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:22 |
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Did you check your battery? I throw mine in the basement with a trickle charger for the winter
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:25 |
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I will now respond to this in form if a Red Hot Chili Peppers chorus:
SPARK PLUG.
GAS LINE.
CLOGGED JET.
BAD FUEL.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:26 |
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What Party-vi said. Clean the carb along with spark plug and filter replacement if needed, and it should start. Where I work, we have a small engine repair shop and bad fuel/gummed up carburetor is probably 90% of our repairs.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:38 |
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![]() 03/12/2014 at 11:39 |
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After a few more pulls, it finally started. Much like myself. It's long overdue for some maintenance, so I'll put all these suggestions on my Spring To-Do list.
Thanks.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:03 |
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No details in the question yields no details in the response, or as the more process oriented among us would say, "shit in, shit out."
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:09 |
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I thought you were being funny so I funnied back. Humor in, humor out.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:20 |
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pull the air cleaner, dump some gas in the carb and pull! That's how I got my snow thrower to start.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:27 |
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It eventually started. It needs a tune up, so it looks like it's time to delve into small engine maintenance.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:33 |
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Good luck. I once dismantled a riding lawn mower to get at the engine and then 4 months later moved the dismantled riding lawn mower and engine to the curb. LOL
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:35 |
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Well, not being that well versed in engine repair, I was thinking I'd go for the easy stuff: air cleaner, new plug, oil change. I should be able to manage that without ruining it.
![]() 03/12/2014 at 12:36 |
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Shouldn't be too bad.