So I hit a root and sank the lead edge of the right blade into the root far enough to stop the forward progress of the mower. I quickly disengaged the blades and the mower ran a bit before I shut it off. After freeing the mower, I cranked it no problem but it started to die within seconds and won't restart. I tried a whiff of starting fluid and it will start but quickly starve out. I eyeballed the throttle linkage and choke linkage and all seems okay although I didn't spend much time since it's 98 degrees here today. I can't imagine why a hard strike would affect the fuel delivery system but there's a lot I don't understand. Any Ideas?