thank you everyone for your help- this site is fabulous. In the last 4 days I tuned up &/or repaired two weedwackers, two backpack blowers and two lawnmowers! (my stuff, my dad's stuff and a neighbor's)!
Bad news is my dad and I are still down to one working weedwacker between us both and 2...
It stopped working a while ago, so its just been hanging out in the garage until today (I emptied the gas tank when I realized it was not working knowing it could take a while before I got to it) and I pulled the spark plug.
Today I replaced the plug with a new one, gapped properly. cleaned...
I've never tried to fix a self propelled lawn mower before. My knowledge base basically includes cleaning carburetors and replacing fly wheels and snow blower belts/sheer pins.
Model # 20332 serial number 313 042185
Net net, is it isn't driving. The belt is in place and in good condition...