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    Repairs LT-1018 Won't Start - Briggs & Stratton 18.5 HP ELS 500 (31000 series engine)

    It's me again. I found a thread on another forum that matched the symptoms I was experiencing. That thread suggested removing the cylinder head to see whether a valve seat had come loose. I removed the head and, sure enough, one of the valve seats was displaced and hanging a valve open (see...
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    Repairs LT-1018 Won't Start - Briggs & Stratton 18.5 HP ELS 500 (31000 series engine)

    (I also posted this in my new member reply-to post so I apologize in advance if I violated any forum protocols.) I have an LT1018 that has given great service for the past few years. In fact, we really rely on it for fall clean up here in New England because our property has old growth oaks and...
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