carpespasm
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Hi all, Sorry if this has been addressed somewhere else, I wasn't sure how to search for this particular problem. I got a Briggs and Stratton 6hp 12V802 on a lawnboy mower the other day and while trying to get it back running I'm hitting a snag. Replaced the air filter, air intake manifold (was cracked in two), cleaned the carb, and put fresh gas in.
The engine spins freely and will even run (but poorly) once in every dozen or so pulls for a few seconds, but about 1/3 of pulls result in what seems like either the engine trying to spin backwards or it trying to pull my shoulder out of it's socket very abruptly about 1/2 way through the pull. I've never come across this before but after replacing the pawl teeth and retaining piece in the pull starter it's still doing this and I think it ?might? have something to do with the engine not running as it should. That or this mower has gremlins.
Any ideas?
The engine spins freely and will even run (but poorly) once in every dozen or so pulls for a few seconds, but about 1/3 of pulls result in what seems like either the engine trying to spin backwards or it trying to pull my shoulder out of it's socket very abruptly about 1/2 way through the pull. I've never come across this before but after replacing the pawl teeth and retaining piece in the pull starter it's still doing this and I think it ?might? have something to do with the engine not running as it should. That or this mower has gremlins.
Any ideas?