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So I took my no-starting push mower into the shop finally. Has a B& S 500E series engine Shops diagnosis was poor compression, could be head gasket or valves, they said. Won't know more unless they do about $70 worth of tear down and check, then possibly another 40 to fix, depending on what...

Have a push mower with a Briggs & Stratton 500E series engine. Wife mowed part of the yard the other day but ran out of daylight, I was going to finish yesterday...I went to pull the string, and it would not budge. Wife walks by and says "yeah it was hard to start yesterday too" Thanks...