On Jul 16, 6:23*pm, aemeijers wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:04:47 -0700 (PDT), Commish
wrote:

OK, the mower. The neighbor across the street moved and left his mower
with other neighbor across the street. It's a nice walk behind mower
with multiple walking speeds. Neighbor offered the mower to me while I
find the time to repair the broken drive belt on my old/current mower.
(Walk behind mowers are not meant to be pushed once the walk behind
function fails.)

OK, about the new, loaner mower. Neighbor 1 had a lawn service and
after buying a new mower and using it once or twice... it was retired
- several summers ago. And has spent several years in his shed. It
looks practically, brand new.

So, of course, it won't start, we put in fuel - of course. And I
pulled the starter. Nothing. Not a spark or a sputter. Plenty of oil.
Nice clean looking oil I might add. So, I replaced the spark plug and
pulled again. Nothing. Not a spark or a sputter.

So, what do I need to do to try and get this engine to turn over? If
the mower was stored with fuel, which has evaporated, how do I clean
out the evaporated, gummed up fuel. New fuel lines? New fuel filter?

I'm thinking that replacing the drive belt may be the easier fix....

Since it is "new" and doesn't have spark, I would start by inspecting
the government mandated kill switches.
My MTD/Honda had a problem letting go of the "kill" you get when the
handle was released. It stayed "killed". I ended up changing that
whole system over to a manual kill like we had for the previous 50
years.

I stuck a few strong magnets on my handle, and they grip the kill lever
well enough to keep the mower running till I want to turn it off. Quit
treating me like an infant, Nanny- I can operate power equipment without
your help.

As to OP's problem- I think it is dried up fuel in the plumbing, and
maybe a mouse nest in the air filter blocking the incoming air. Unless I
was gonna end up owning the mower, I wouldn't spend more than the cost
of a filter (if it is dirty) and a can of carb cleaner/starting fluid to
spray down the air intake. Just for giggle- has OP checked the fuel
shutoff valve, and cleaned the plug?
--
aem sends...

I stuck a few strong magnets on my handle

I use a velcro strap,"permanently" attached to stationary part of the
handle, and wrapped around the kill handle when mowing.