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Every engine starts differently, period. Some love no choke most of the time. Some love it to blip the choke if it 100 degrees outside...

what do they share in common? Maybe bad gas that has lost some of its umph. Dirty air cleaner? Old oil with gas in it?

Wish they made the "old" Snappers again. Not the new walmart disposable Snappers of today. Those were the days........

You don’t have enough load on the engine. Why anyone would take the good line head off and install one where you have to constantly stop...

Is this a fixed governed speed engine? That tab where the spring is connected to, in the picture of a picture, is bent over.

T These are not Rolls Royce turbines. Millions of mowers right now are cutting with scored cylinders. That shop should be avoided. Yes...

Those McLane edgers are easy flips. Problem is the gas caps down seal anymore due to rust around the cap area. I bought a new Briggs cap...

Trimmers, blowers and well most all outdoor powered gear are meant to run at MAX rpm, all the time. Why? Most are air cooled. The slower...

Taryl debunked the alcohol removes water from gas. So did Chickanic if I recall correctly. Heet is a wallet draining item that does not...

Post up a video of it running. Aim towards the muffler to capture the smoke.

Solved it! Long story shortened, all it needed was the 3 clutch adjustment bolts tightened. How I got there... Reassembled and...

You know, on all outdoor power equipment or as in mower engines, you must de-carbon the cylinder/s say every 5-7 years? Could be a...

SEE, I had car batteries on the brain LOL. Just like Abe did ha-ha.

At least run a zip tie around the poor fitting hose. The old pulsa jet carbs and so on with the pulsing breather hoses. The 90 degree...

I am 75 years old will be 76 on the 23thrd. Worked in the industry 50 years but had to retire just after the first of the year due to...