Way back in post 4 you were asked to do a series of tests.
Tests are important because from the results of them we can diagnose your problem, or at least eliminate some potential problems.
When you go to the doctor they listens to what you tell them , then from what has been said perform a fairly well set of tests.
These are what you were asked to do back in post 4.
Things got a little mixed up and you either ignored the post or just lost it in all the talk about cornbread.
Bou tells me the spark y=tester I mentioned is a Oregon one and availabe on Amazon for $ 15 with free postage.
The can of carb cleaner comes from any auto parts store or most hardwear stores.
For some problem there id only one real solution so when the poster says A , B & C s happening then we can tell him with great authority to do X,Y & Z and his mower will properly
No start situations are a pain in the butt because there are way too many variables so we have to use a system to isolate the problem as it could be in the valves , the carb , the timing the cylinder integrity, the fuel delivery.
Thus a set of tests allows a mower doctor to eliminate some of them and after that a different set of test eliminates even more till only the guilty party is left.
"My mower wont start" is the most common phrase I hear in the shop followed closely by "too dear I can get a new one at ( insert the name of your favourite junk merchant ) for only a little more " , the latter showing me that in 60,000 year people have learned nothing.
Because a no-start is the most common problem for me & just about every other mower shop, we all have a set of tests we do to reduce the time & thus the cost to avoid hearing the 2nd most common phrase.
The proceedures I use , and others have their own set originated from playing with 100 year old motorcycles but they work equally well with any engine that is not fuel injected which is why I asked you to do them.
From my involvement with charity work I have learned that the "teach a man to fish" approach is much better than the "give a man a fish" one so in Post # 4 I was attempting to teach you to fish foe mower problems.
To fish, you need a line, hook & bait, to fish for mower problems you need a spark tester and can of carb cleaner.
