I have a probably 8-9 yr old lawnmower. Unsure of the brand but it was my Father in Law's who owned a lawn care company so I am betting it was a pretty decent one when it was new.
It became very hard to start and would stutter and choke out often. I replaced the oil, ran a cleaning system through it, replaced the spark plug, filter and put fuel additive in it. It runs much better now, doesn't stutter (except for a few seconds after start up I it hasn't been run for a few weeks) but is near impossible to start. I have to pull on it probably 9-10 times before it even tries to crank. It then usually cranks right after the first attempt and runs fine.
What else could I do to make it crank easier? It's worth noting I do not use gasoline from a pump in I, I only use the pre-canned gasoline without ethanol you buy in the home improvement stores. The lawnmower place around the block said old gas sitting for to long is extremely damaging on the engine.
It became very hard to start and would stutter and choke out often. I replaced the oil, ran a cleaning system through it, replaced the spark plug, filter and put fuel additive in it. It runs much better now, doesn't stutter (except for a few seconds after start up I it hasn't been run for a few weeks) but is near impossible to start. I have to pull on it probably 9-10 times before it even tries to crank. It then usually cranks right after the first attempt and runs fine.
What else could I do to make it crank easier? It's worth noting I do not use gasoline from a pump in I, I only use the pre-canned gasoline without ethanol you buy in the home improvement stores. The lawnmower place around the block said old gas sitting for to long is extremely damaging on the engine.