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Sounds like a head gasket issue. Probably got full of thum grass clippings and oil, and ran too hot. Once the covers been removed of course, things can be observed, flywheel magnet, coil, and any foreign matter trapped in the cooling fins. Some compressed air, or (pressure washing) works...

U need spark, compression, and fuel. I told U that before. I see U have gotten tons of spark plug replies, that U can file in the garbage can. Test the compression and if U have above 60 lbs. it certainly should at least fire. Keep us posted, and I will help U along.

I rebuilt an old cast iron single cylinder Briggs years ago and bought a brand new Champion Spark Plug to put in it. I tried to start the engine and it wouldn't fire, yet each time I tested the spark from the coil it was good and strong, jumping half an inch as I pulled it away from ground...

So to start then : One might proceed like this : # 1 gravity feed the carburetor with clean gasoline. It runs ? Fine ! It don't ? # 2 check the flow into the carb thru the needle valve. Had fuel ? Fine ! No fuel ? # 3 Remove obstruction ! It runs ? Fine ! It don't run ? # 4 fuel shutoff...

He knows it will start and fire. It will run for 30 seconds he says. If he can dump a teaspoon full of gas in it every 30 seconds it will probably run, but I doubt he can get the sparkplug in and out that fast ...

What have U learned ? It must have spark, or it would not have run for the 30 seconds. It's not getting fuel. If it has a spark, compression, and fuel, it should run. It certainly sounds like a fuel obstruction. What have U learned ? Did the mice build a nest in the flywheel that shut the fuel...

I see yore get replies like to get a factory kit for yore Chinese Carb. Makes no sense to me, if yore going to re-built a carburetor, U want to do the original one. The Chinese aftermarket carbs U will see & find, are of slightly different design, therefore yore factory kit won't cure yore...

I'd guess that it has one of thum vacuum fuel pumps on it to suck gas up to the carb. Many times the fuel gets sucked back into the tank, or the pump takes time when the engine is turning over to supply fuel to the carb. I would suggest installing a low pressure electric fuel pump hooked to the...