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I have electric mower but only 5,000 sq ft. I could not imagine using electric for 3 times or 15,000 sq ft lawn. I would need 4 - 40 volt batteries for such a job, and in truth, it has not much torque. I doubt it would last for 20 years, as a matter, i would bet it fails before 20 years. Yes...

I use gas pump and mix my own. Once done sawing, I drain the saw, turn over and drain tank, then run dry dry. No problems as ethanol gas is gone when I am done using saw. If pre-mix is "old" I use in my older car/truck and get a new batch. I cannot get ethanol free but would if I could.

quality and long life.

if your soil is way off chemically, a paid for company will take your money and never apply the right chemicals to fix chemistry. Gotta fix it, then seed.

after cleaning or replacing plug, did you chjeck oil before pulling it. Then try 2 cycle gas and or ether to determine of combustion is there. If runs for few seconds, then is fuel related. remove ALL ALL old fuel and try clean fresh fuel. does gas flow down line to carb? then is carb issue and...

If it worked and you did muck the internals, then the valves are opening and closing properly as it worked before. I doubt you have a compression issue, but if you have or can borrow a compression meter, now is the time to use it. next. SPARK: Does your spark meter spark or not? next GAS - is...

sounds like keep an eye on it after every use. regular maintenance and in your case, a watchful eye. simple as probably a 3/8 square bolt to remove and inspect/fill. less than 5 minutes after 1st time.

Maybe a bad load of gas? Since it ran fine in the past with the "old" plug, what changed was gas. If true, drain lines, carb, tank and get a new load of gas.

dirty contacts somewhere.

For everyone, battery cables go BAD on the INSIDE. I see this more with cars and acid splash where the inside (covered with shielding) is hollow or gone. I would test the cable before replacing it. Hate to buy things not needed.

If you overfill with NEW OIL, and drain some out, the oil is REUSABLE. Don't overfill, and if you do, save it for next time. Also, do it more than every 4 years. Your 2012 mower is better than what you can buy today, so be good to it.

Drain, remove, wash with hot soap and water, then dry. Reverse blow out fuel filter and or change as needed. Make certain you re-install in same direction so use phone to take picture before disassembly. Blow out gas hose/lines to be clean and empty including line from fuel pump to carb. Get...

I wonder if it is overheating. It is cold at first, then warms up pretty quickly so I would expect failure sooner, but if grass in the shroud is preventing cooling, coils and such will overheat. It may be fuel delivery associated. I would reverse blow out the fuel filter, and test the fuel pump...

Best diagnostic thread in a while. Thanks to all people who added thoughts.

I have had female-female connectors in the past. Inside diameter uncertain. They exist.