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It was running until I hit the kill switch ... how would the main jet be clogged ? Just tried starting again .... after cooling for about an hour, started 1st pull.

Thanks for the video ... my carb looked as clean as the one he worked on. Put it back together and it started 2nd pull. Had put the bagger on and bagged some leaves for about 10 minutes. Stopped it to empty the bag and it would not re-start. Seems I'm back to the original problem.

Finally got back to mower and removing the carb. Wire will easily go through hole within center of carb. Wire will easily go through the side hole shown in image below It will not go through the top hole to meet the side hole in image below

The smoke did not come when starting as it occasionally does from muffler or exhaust. Came from top of the motor. I removed the plastic cover as quick as I could but could not spot exactly where it came from. And that only happened the first time I ran it today. I will look into the...

Never meant any disrespect to you. Your choice to leave this thread ... can only thank you for the advice given.

geez Rivets ... just asking a simple question. Smoke coming out the top of the motor seemed kinda relevant to me ... guess not.

Did you see post #50 ... as you made no remark about the smoke coming out of engine ?

UPDATE : 1 hour 45 min later 2nd pull it started .... let it run for 15 sec and I shut it down ... did not see smoke Tried to start it again ... 3 pulls and nothing

Nov 10, 2023 7 pulls ... no hint of starting. Pulled plug, seemed dry. Purchased a carb cleaner spray. Removed air filter and gave a good spray. Almost started 1st pull but started 2nd pull. Let it run approx 1 minute and I shut it down. Quickly noticed smoke coming from engine towards top...

Installed coil using business card as mentioned. Everything in place except spark plug. Set spark plug against engine, held the kill switch bar in normal run position, and spark plug has immediate fire when pulling the cord. Installed spark plug and put a little gas in tank and gave 7 or 8...

Beings I had it apart and easy access now ... just wanted to know if I should try to clean it ... that's all. I've cleaned all other parts I've taken apart, so thought to check if I should clean piston / valves. Not jumping around are looking for something new to try. I got it ... with the...

With the images in post #33 .... should I try to clean the piston or valves some way ? If yes, please give ways to clean.

Thank you .... will put it back together.

Yes I did ... and #31 I asked if that would stop it from starting even though the spark plug had spark ... but got no reply to that question. Thanks

Haha .... your opinion on this issue is light years better than mine. At this point guess I'll put it back together and give it another try. The coil spacing was not equal ... would that have caused a starting problem ?