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By: ribit in POPE IV | Recommend this post (2)
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...drain the gas, crank it as many times as ya have to to run the carb and fuel lines dry then put some gas with some Sta-bil fuel stuff in it. Read the directions, it don't take much.

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The problem with ya mower is the problem that everything has that has had ethanol run thru it. Ya can sometimes find places ya can buy fuel without ethanol.

A friend who works on mowers and things to supplement his income and to just have something to do tells me that the fuel with ethanol in it is the equivalent of filling your gas tank with shellac. He has a plastic gas cap from an old riding mower in his shop. It is all but dissolved because of ethanol.

...ethanol is another gubmint idea for making things all better.




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Lawn Mower problem . . .
By: Zimbler0
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Thu, 29 Dec 16 6:06 AM
Msg. 17139 of 47202

Seems I was using my lawnmower to slice and dice the
leaves, and stuff them into the catcher bag.

Worked very well. Till my lawnmower quit.

It's like it starts up when I pull the rope . . .
runs for about a second then dies again.

I tried replacing the air filter and the spark plug
and I added some stuff to the gas that is supposed
to help clean the carburetor, remove any water, etc. etc.

No help.

I also found it was low on oil, so I added enough to get it up on the stick. Still won't keep running.

Any suggestions?
(Other than time to buy a new mower - come spring when the grass starts growing again.)

Zim.


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