"ysoa" wrote in message
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add more coolant to the radiator.

On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:16:33 GMT, Sherman
wrote:

My 4 year old lawnmower gets hot and dies. I can mow for 15 minutes
and it coughs and sputters and then shuts down completely and will not
restart - for 15 minutes. Then it will start and runs another 10
minutes.

Seems to be a heat related issue. I cleaned out the debris and
replaced the spark plug. No change.

What could be wrong and how do I determine it?


I like Rick's gas cap vent possibility. Maybe it's not getting too hot, but
building up a vacuum in the gas tank. It shuts down and then takes a few
minutes to slowly equalize the pressure before it'll start again. What the
hell, take the gas cap off and see what happens.