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I have been repairing lawn equipment for 10 years. Each rear my advice for storing and general use of OPE has changed little by little. I don’t advise using sta-bil. As it does work if used as directed, many people overdose their fuel and the the sta-bil begins to clog carburetor. I recommend...

Make sure coil is not installed upside down.

Valves is a reasonable consideration to check. I sent at nominal .004/.006 “ for intake/exhaust. If that does not work have the carb recleaned using an ultrasonic cleaning bath. Do check spindles and idler pulleys on deck.

Coils can go out when engine warms up. Check spark or cylinder activity when engine starts acting up. If it cools down coil most likely will start working again.

Take the fuel system out of the loop entirely. I keep a spare small tank handy for testing. Plug that in and test again. You will confirm if it is the fuel system if it works with alternate fuel tank.

In your video, it appears that the engine is not idling, but the throttle is wide open. It also shows in your video that the choke seems to be mostly closed. This sounds like the engine is running too rich and the smoke coming from the engine is because it has too much fuel. Find out why your...

Sometimes the electric coil for the spark plug can heat up and stop working. Check the spark from your coil going to the spark plug and make sure that is still working when you try to restart your motor. Coils tend to fail when they get hot not when they’re cold.

I use a Vacuum Tool I purchased from Harbor Freight to suck the oil out of the Riding Mower’s. This allows you not to have to use the drain plug on the motor.

I set the Briggs valve gaps at .004. / .006 for intake / exhaust. Cutting wires to fuel cutoff solenoid on bottom of carb will do nothing if solenoid is stuck in upward position. Solenoid will still block flow. If you replaced the carb, it should’ve come with a new fuel solenoid. Don’t bother...

Check to see if the driven pulley on top of the transmission is not loose or slipping first.

Try running a purge process on the hydraulic unit. They may have gotten low and got air in the system and need to have the air purged free. Go to YouTube to see purge process.

Good sign not to buy that brand again.

Does it have a primmer bulb, if so check for cracks in it. Does it have a choke, make sure it is operating.

Check to see if choke is working properly

If the spark is going away after 5 minutes(or motor warming up) then consider the coil being a problem. Coils that are failing with sometime work when cold but stop working when hot.