18.5 briggs wont start

sambow4u

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I have a 18.5 intek briggs ,,,it has fire on the plug , i've taken the carb apart and cleaned and reinstalled, and can even spray gas in the carb while turning the motor over . and it wont even attempted to crank. I'm fairly knowledgeable about mechanics ,,, but this has me stumped ,,,, any suggestions?
 

Rivets

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Try putting fuel right into the cylinder and see ifit will fire. Sounds. Like you may have an air leak. I like to use carb cleaner for this test.
 

sambow4u

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IT"S FIXED,,, I knew it was something simple,,,, it was a sheared Timing key ,,,, !!! thnx anyway
 
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