hanyoukimura
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So this is a new one for me. I've got an Ariens mower with a Tecumseh 5hp flathead. It's got compression, its got spark. I rebuilt the carburetor. Yet it doesn't so much as cough over, even with a shot of starting fluid or carburetor cleaner, in the carburetor or in the combustion chamber itself. I decided to check the flywheel key to see if it was sheered, throwing the timing off. It doesn't kickback at all, it doesn't do anything. The notch in the flywheel isn't quite lined up with the notch in the crankshaft. Would that be enough to be considered sheered throw off the timing? If not, what else could cause a no fire issue? Here is the mower (I forgot to get the model number)