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I bought my mower in May of 2013 and it has developed what I will call a "dead short" issue when attempting to start. Turn the key and nothing as if there were no battery at all. If I work (engage and disengage) the blade knob you'll hear the solenoid "click" and sometimes that will be all it...

I have a Craftsman 4.5 HP push mower with a Tecumseh 4B 811-0356 carb that has a cracked PRIMER BULB. The mower will not run except when primed and then just until the prime is consumed. I've rebuilt the carb, removing and cleaning under the welch plugs, blew out the orifices and reinstalled...

My Craftsman 4.5 HP push mower isn't getting fuel. I can prime the carb and it will run until the prime is consumed then quits. A brief history: I mowed one week and put the mower away. Got it out the following week and it wouldn't fire at all. As the mower is about 10yrs old and I've never...