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    Sod cutter stalls when operated off level

    I have an older sod cutter with a B&S 6.5 motor, model # 115432 0530 A 1, that stalls when tilted/ operated off level. Figured it ws an oil guard sensor but could not find one. Any ideas? Howard
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    BR540 blower peters out after a few minutes running

    My br540 blower was running fine yesterday. I refueled it with fresh gas today and after about 20 minutes it started to slow down and I had to feather the throttle to keep it running but it eventually quit. I checked and everything seemed fine so I tried again and after a few minutes it slowed...
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    Adjusted valves on Briggs OHV-now it smokes

    I adjusted the valves as recommended for a hard to start problem. Now it starts easy but smokes and it didn't before the adjustment. I adjusted both intake and exhaust at .0006 since that is where a utube video said it should be but now I'm wondering if that is correct. Could to tight cause the...
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    Briggs hard to start and more

    I have an older Snapper rider with a 14 HP Briggs electric start. The starter will not spin the motor on cold start. It acts like the battery is dead but it is not. New battery and all connection have been cleaned from battery, relay and starter. Now, when hand starting by pulling the motor it...
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