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<p>I have a Craftsman mower with, I think, a 7HP Tecumseh mower. A
few years ago, it wouldn't start and, figuring, well, something
was wrong with the engine I tore it down and reassembled it. I
finally threw in the towel and took it to a small motors shop who
got it running. It turns out the blade had a not visible crack in
it; apparently, the blade is part of the circuit that triggers the
magneto for spark (that's what they told me, and it makes sense in
a weird sort of way). If nothing else works, try a new blade (if
the mower is worth it).</p>
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I second the fresh gas comment. I bought a wood chipper at a yard
sale at a price too good to pass up. An earlier customer broke
the pull string, so it was not running. The seller told me it was
fresh gas, but even after replacing the fuel lines and rebuilding
the carb, I couldn't keep it running. I drained the seller's gas
and put in fresh gas and it ran fine.<br>
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If you live someplace like California, the gas goes bad pretty
quick. I always add stabilizer to my generator gas and my chipper
gas if I'm not going to finish the tank.<br>
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How long since it was used?
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<div>If it was not used recently I’d start with fresh fuel. </div>
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<div>If it seems to have the same compression I’d rebuild the
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<div>Good luck</div>
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<div>Peace,</div>
<div>Pat<br>
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On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:00 PM, john niolon <<a
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #efefef">I've got a
H.F. Predator 212 cc (6 hp) engine on my old
1980 Yazoo big wheel mower that I use for trim
work... It's about 2 years old and performed
flawlessly... even better than the Briggs
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<div><font face="Verdana"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8.4pt"><font
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it, pulled the cord twice and it fired up on
the third pull... opened the choke and started
for the grass... it did seem to smoke a little
but I figured it was a little flooded. It ran
about a minute the kinda 'sputtered' backfired
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and pulled a couple of times no go... then
closed the choke again and it fired off but
died immediately... had no time to play with
it so the weed eater finished the trim .</span></font></font></font></div>
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my trouble shooting should include ?? it's
getting some fire since it's trying to run...
wonder if the backfires might have done
something in the carb...<span> </span></span><br
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