"Leroy" wrote in message news:uIRMa.2580$Ix2.1464@rwcrnsc54...
The Shop determined from that info that the rod is blown?
No oil indicates a leak or it was drained. You have not stated that you
owned it from day one or that you just bought it. The juice to the starter
is what you need The soft click may be a solonoid. The on to start click IS
a solonoid to the starter. The engine needs oil. Try to rotate the engine by
hand. A single cylinder engine with a blown (Broken)rod will most likely
spin very freely If it spins like it has compression don't believe the shop.
If it spins like it doesn't have comression. then the shop may have had more
info than we do here.
I have to suppose that your not the owner or you would have known what you
did last with the oil. It may smoke and you would have known that.

it may have run out of oil. the rule of thumb is one ounce per
cylinder per hour of operation.
lawn equipment is the most abused in the world. people treat it
like toasters. use until it quits and then bitch about it when it
does.
Chip