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Sounds like you are burning a little oil. If it quickly burns off after start-up and runs strong, I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s...

Yes, straight 30w oil should be fine. I googled your model number and found lots of places selling parts for it. Your belt is snapper...

So now swap sparkplugs and see if the good cylinder has switched sides. If so, you have a bad plug. If not, most likely a bad coil.

One way to tell if you have only one cylinder working is to start it up and spray water on the mufflers. If you have a failing coil...

You stored it without any gas, but did you run the fuel completely out of the carburetor as you stored it?

Whether covered by the recall or not, this mower is not working as it was designed to do. It is brand new so presumably still under the...

This is why I read this forum. Thank you, ILENGINE. I have run into this on older riding mowers and could never figure out why I...

Hello PTmowermec, Even though you disconnected the coil kill wires, the anti-backfire still has the ability to shut off the fuel in the...

Welcome from Lousyana. We'll treat you so many ways, you bound to like one of them:>) I don't think of myself as old but when I look in...

I’m old (73) but still have enough strength to put my RER Snapper on its butt. It helps that the heavy part is all in the rear and you...

Before bad mouthing anything, take it back and have the mechanic take a look at it. At a good repair shop and in a reasonable time...

Does your machine have a wave washer on the wheel assembly? If so, maybe it has lost some of its liveliness. You could try bending it a...

I have a 1984 model 28” Snapper RER with the bicycle handlebars. It has its original B&S flathead 8hp engine. My yard is hilly but I...

Does Snapper make their RER mower anymore. It is bullet proof. Forest Gump mower LOL I still have one but don't use it. I had one that...

Yeah, I had just started to Google "throttle plate" instead of "butterfly valve" and am seeing more hits for shaft-and-plate kits...