Husqvarna mower on side for 2 weeks, now won't start! HELP

[Husqvarnaforumquestion]

I've had my Husqvarna AWD walk behind mower on it's side for 2 weeks while I replaced the drive belt. Worked fine before that, but now won't start. Any ideas??????????

 

[bertsmobile1]

I tell all of my customers to always tip mowers over backwards so the oil will sit in the sump and not find it;s way into the carburettor & muffler.
This is what has happened to your mower if you tipped it carb side down.
If you tipped it the supposedly right way then you might have a blockage i the fuel line from debris drying out.

More details will help .
Engine make & model
EExactly what it does when you crank it

Backfires through exhaust
Backfires through the carb
nothing at all
Spark plug wet
Spark plug dry
Etc
Etc
Etc

 

[Husqvarnaforumquestion]

I tell all of my customers to always tip mowers over backwards so the oil will sit in the sump and not find it;s way into the carburettor & muffler.
This is what has happened to your mower if you tipped it carb side down.
If you tipped it the supposedly right way then you might have a blockage i the fuel line from debris drying out.

More details will help .
Engine make & model
EExactly what it does when you crank it

Backfires through exhaust
Backfires through the carb
nothing at all
Spark plug wet
Spark plug dry
Etc
Etc
Etc

Hey thanks so much for getting back to me!

I drained the gas tank then tipped it up so that side was down. The oil port was on top because I didn't want the oil to leak out - was easier to drain the gas out than drain the oil out. So if you're standing behind the mower (like when you're cutting grass) the right side (oil dip stick side) would be up, and the left side (gas tank side) would be down.
When it cranks, it jerks the pull cord out of my hand, then stalls again. It's like it's winding the rope back in quickly - which I don't get because as it fires and rotates faster, the rope coil should spin freely going that direction, right?
So about the backfire - I don't really notice it backfiring out through the exhaust or carb, but if I was guessing I'd say thru the carb... that's the air filter side, right? If the oil is in the carb, and I let it set a week or so, might the oil drain back out?? Would it be good to drain the oil out and leave it tipped up the other way for a while?
And lastly, should I take it to a lawn mower repair place and just let them tune it up there and tell them to clean the carb out? I may have some carb cleaner spray - would it be good to take the air filter off and spray that around a bit first and see what happens?

Thanks again for your thots!

 

[bertsmobile1]

If the drain tube was up then the carb was down & the oil will have gotten into the carb.
Pull it off & clean the oil out .

 

[Richard320]

Sounds like hydrostatic lock -- oil is inside the cylinder. And it won't compress, hence, it fights back when you try to start it.

Pull the spark plug and see if it cranks better then. I'll betcha a whole bunch of oil gets blown out.

When you do finally get it started, expect massive clouds of oil smoke.

 

[Husqvarnaforumquestion]

OK, took gas tank off and air filter and exposed the carb. Sprayed it generously with carb cleaner, then took sump cover off and drained gas out of it - there was no oil in it. Put everything back together and it runs like a champ now!

THANKS TO ALL!!!