lawn mower

2007 FORD BRONCO

AVERY MARTIN

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I bought a mower today and it ran, but the engine was not smooth and the throttle had to be adjusted constantly.I checked the oil and it was overfilled. The oil was new though. I added new oil and it would not start and made a funny noise. He said the gas was old and i added new gas, but didn't drain the old gas.

Mar 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM

RASMATAZ

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Lawn Mower -Could be a carbuerator or the magneto coil problem

Mar 21, 2011 at 12:10 AM

SATURNTECH9

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Just wanted to add to this one i would drain all the gas out and start with all fresh gas.Does it have a carb with a float bowl or does it have a diaphram one?Also have you checked to make sure you have a nice blue spark?Also remove the spark plug and take your finger over the plug hole slowly pull the the engine see if you can get enough suction on your finger to make a nice loud pop noise when removing your finger.if you can your ring's are sealing good.

Mar 21, 2011 at 4:46 AM

RASMATAZ

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Sat9 since when do we get into small engine repair -I prefer this one/chain saw/blower/generator -etc you take this one-bye

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Mar 21, 2011 at 5:30 AM

SATURNTECH9

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I used to fix lawn mowers chain saws weed eaters blower's mopeds generators etc so i guess iam qualified on this one lol.Hey if we can help with cars over the internet anything is possible.Hope you had a great day rasmataz try not to get into too much trouble lol.

Mar 21, 2011 at 5:48 AM

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