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    MTD 20 inch Push Mower Hard to Crank when hot

    Thanks for the reply, GearHead.... Correct 125cc engine..... deck is not clogged with grass..... I'll pulled the engine shroud to check the cooling fins and they are clean..... Oil level always checked and full....... Unit is old.... but maintenance has been kept up..... now that engine is...
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    MTD 20 inch Push Mower Hard to Crank when hot

    Cranks and runs great until I run into high grass and engine dies...... usually after about 45 minutes or so. Then when you try to crank it.. the engine acts like the piston is swollen and will not turn over. If you raise the mower.... you can move the blade back and forth but can not crank...
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