After sitting for the winter, I went to mow the lawn for the first time. Started right up and mowed fine for a while then acted like it was running out of gas and stopped. After filling the tank, it ran for a while and quit again. I figured carb must be gummed up from sitting all winter, so I removed and cleaned it. Put it all back together and now it wouldn't start at all, even with starting fluid. Replaced plugs, air cleaner-to-carb gasket and lubed linkage and it started right up. Mowed strong exactly 15 minutes and it died. Engine only has 169 hours on it and is about 5 years old. Oil and filter are overdue for a change, which I hope to do today, but I don't think that will solve the problem. New air filter is on the way, but the old one didn't look dirty and I blew it out with compressed air just to be sure. I also tried running with gas cap loosened. Any other ideas?
Roy
Roy