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I took it all apart last night. The plastic manifold was not cracked - tested it with air pressure. Put it back together and used gasket cement to seal it to the engine (just in case). Reset the coil using a business card as a spacer. Examined the spark plug - it was a CJ-8. Went to the computer...

Wow - never though about a cracked manifold. I'll check that out. Thanks

Rivets - thanks for the response. The model # is 917 38851. I replaced the needle valve seat but not the needle itself, and as far as adjusting the float level - I never knew that these were adjustable. I did blow into the fuel inlet when the carb is upside down to make sure the needle closes...

Mower is hard to start: I rebuilt the carb, new air filter, new spark plug, the coil checks out fine with a spark tester and with my multi meter. I have cleaned out the gas tank and the fuel line. After it does start and runs for a while, it re starts without issue. The primer bulb looks...