Recent content by Dan400Man

So, does pulling the rope til it tightens indicate that the valves are closed, preventing fuel and/or oil from leaking into the piston chamber and out to the muffler and/or air filter?

Not sure how that answered my question. The oil change was the point of tipping the mower. The fuel tank is nearly empty. I plan on running it to empty before changing the oil. I just want to know whether the video I linked correctly identifies how to prevent hydrolocking.

As I was looking for info on how to drain oil from my lawnmower (reference this post), I came across a video that discussed hydrolocking, which is something I'd never heard of. I've seen other posts in this forum that suggest symptoms point to hydrolocking, but I've seen no information on how...