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from Thomas Prufer contains these words:
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:29:52 +0000, Curiosity
wrote:

My petrol lawnmower starts almost first time but it only runs for
between 30 and 40 seconds before it conks out, it won't restart
immediately but after a few minutes it will start and run for 40 about
seconds again.

Fuel line/filter clogged?

Possibly, but more likely to be a blocked vent in the filler cap.

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