Jakethesnake86 wrote:I’m pretty good with small engines but I’m a little late to the thread.
If it wouldn’t run on starting fluid then it’s ignition related. Prolly a coil or wire
I considered swapping coils, but changed my mind. The one on it is only about 2 years old. Who knows. But, it will sputter just won’t start running. It’ll also backfire from time to time when pulling the rope. Oh, and did I mention the pull rope mechanism is also pretty close to its end of life.
In the end I decided that I wasn’t going to wait a few days for each part to come in and hope I was chose the correct part to change. Otherwise it would be another few days. Also, wasn’t going to order the coil, the choke thermostat and what ever else I could imagine all at the same time just so I knew I had the correct part.
I figure I could have spent another buck fiddy buying all the parts I could possibly need. But, it would have taken 3-4 days for everything to come in. Then I would have had to spend another hour or two making the repairs.
Of course I’m headed out Tuesday so it would have been another 2 weeks before I got back. Then almost as soon as I get back I’m headed to Florida to go fishing. So the grass would be 3 weeks taller before it got mowed. Or I could pay someone $60 to come mow it in the interim.
In light of all that I decided to just buy a new mower, get the grass cut and be done with it.
But hey, I know where you can get a free mower that needs a little TLC.