First of all it would be better for you to start a new thread than reviving a 3 year old one. Will get very confusing. Did you check the oil level. Sounds like you may have gas in the crankcase.
Sorry, didn't want to be accused of starting another thread on same issue, so as to your response, thanks, I am new here, so will start a new thread from now on. As to your response, thank you, I did change oil, and no gas smell, was not overfilled, seemed OK, the only thing I was going to try next is dumping the old gas which there was some left in tank with stabilizer.
