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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    I'll check this when I get a chance as well. I know this is a ways down the road... but let's say it's the carburetor. How long does it take for the average person to rebuild it? Aware of any good tutorials on youtube? I'm guessing the parts wouldn't be that expensive. Now let's say I don't...
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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    Had a little break and went out for a quick look. Looks like it's a Briggs Intek. There were two numbers on the valve cover. CODE 071005YG - was stamped into the valve cover. 445677 0827-E1 - looked to be on a sticker just above the stamped number. Since you said stamped I'm thinking you want...
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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    Dealing with off and on rain because of the coming hurricane. I will check for the engine number and check both coils as you've suggested to rule them out. Again, thank y'all. Very helpful forum.
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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    Ok. I pulled the coil wire off of the "passenger's side" plug and it smoothed out like pulling the driver's side did. I didn't swap the coils. I can do that if y'all think I need to. I also experimented with the choke. This seemed to make a difference. When the choke was fully depressed...
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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    I was going to check pulling the other coil just for the fun of it. I'll go ahead and do that now. I'll also check the choke idea. What do you mean by engine numbers?
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    Do I need a new coil? Does brand matter?

    I'm handy-ish, but don't normally work on engines, so forgive me if I explain things poorly. Here's the rundown. If it matters, my mower's model number is 917.288280 Last week I noticed at the end of mowing that my mower sounded kinda rough. I shut it off and restarted it. It restarted fine...
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