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Well I took it apart enough to test the ignition coil and it appeared to be ok. I reset the gap cleaned all the gunk off all the parts that had to come off to get to the coil, put it all together and it decided to start right up. So maybe all the activity loosened up something that was stuck. I...

Right, it's an old mower (purchased 1993). The engine is Tecumseh. The original manual that came with it listed these engines: TVS90, TVS100, ...105, ...115, ...120; TVXL90, TVXL100, ...105, ...115, ...120. It didn't really tell me which one was in my mower and the sticker on the engine has...

Thanks for the input. As far as I know there is no choke or fuel float. Just a slow to fast fuel lever. I did try with air filter removed and same result. Also don't know if there is a carb needle. It's a model that has a rubber button primer that you're supposed to press 3 times and then...

Hi: New here. I have an older Murray 21" lawn mower (1993 vintage) with a Tecumseh 4.0 HP engine. The Murry model number is 21673x92a. It has run fine for almost 30 years but started an issue this season. It starts right up on one pull then dies immediately. After that one start it won't...