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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/12/2014 at 11:15 • Filed to: None

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Why won't my lawn mower start? Ran when parked. 6.5 HP G&S gas engine.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 03/12/2014 at 11:17

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Have you tried spraying flammable gasses into the intake?

Party-vi > ttyymmnn 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?

Mattbob > ttyymmnn 03/12/2014 at 11:20

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It's broken.

Sn210 > ttyymmnn 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

CAR_IS_MI > ttyymmnn 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.

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 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.

ttyymmnn > Mattbob 03/12/2014 at 11:38

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ttyymmnn > Party-vi 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.

Mattbob > ttyymmnn 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."

ttyymmnn > Mattbob 03/12/2014 at 12:09

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I thought you were being funny so I funnied back. Humor in, humor out.

Meatcoma > ttyymmnn 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.

ttyymmnn > Meatcoma 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.

Meatcoma > ttyymmnn 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

ttyymmnn > Meatcoma 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.

Meatcoma > ttyymmnn 03/12/2014 at 12:36

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Shouldn't be too bad.