snipped symptoms

I recently helped my neighbor get an old push mower running.
It would start, run a few minutes and then die. Nearly
impossible to re-start then.

Problem turned out to be slightly loose head bolts. When I
did have it running I had noticed the blow-by, but assumed
it was coming from the muffler. Later on when I was
scratching my head I noticed the muffler was good, no
visible leaks where I had been seeing smoky exhaust.

Just an thought, something to check...

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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