Oh, believe me, I already did that. After many pulls I did get it started
by pushing it away from me as I yanked. My arm still hurts. I don't think
I'd have been able to start it at all if he hadn't already gotten it
started. And as soon as I got it home it wouldn't cooperate again--took
almost 30 pulls to get it started. Like I said, my arm still hurts.

"Douglas F." wrote in message
news:1126239814.e2ec308bacd28887f1941b04357868f0@t eranews...
Next time you take it in, try starting it in front of the super tech to
show
how you can't start it. Is there a choke on it? If so, try choking it
for
a couple of cranks and then crank with no or half choke.

"Betsy" wrote in message
...
Thanks.

"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
Well, it seems like you are listening to the wrong people.

Starter spray might get your mower started, and then again, it may not.
It is certainly not a long term fix, and using it repeatedly can damage
your mower. Did you check the other things like the air filter, spark
to
plug, bad gas? If you can't do those things, it's time to take it in
for
service. If your engine starts with the starter spray, you can pretty
much
rule out the spark plug and electronics, and concentrate on the fuel
quality and air filter.

Sherwin D.

Betsy wrote:

I'm not ignoring anyone. Thanks for any help you've offered. I
bought
a
can of starter spray last night, and next time I need to cut the
grass,
I'm
going to try it.

"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
Premium gas has nothing to do with her lawnmower. It is for high
compression
engines, which lawnmowers don't have. Don't waste you money on
this.
The
key issue is to get rid of any stale gas with fresh gas. Low octane
gas
is good enough. I wonder
if Betsy is just ignoring my suggestions, or she missed my
comments?

Sherwin D.

benzette wrote:

Is it harder then before to pull start or is it just taking more
pulls
to start it?

Maybe try premium gas. Let it run out of gas before putting in new
premium or drain the other gas out.