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    Quote Originally Posted by TorchredSVT View Post
    this is why i pay landscapers.........lol
    I love doing the lawn. If I had your yard I'd have a nice ride on (with a cup holder of course) and would be out there all the time. Gets me out of the house and enjoying life.
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    Just change the plug cleaned the air filter and changed the oil filled the tank six pulls and we start the 23rd year I think this mower will out live me
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    Impressive! Even Honda doesn't make 'em like that any more.

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    Air filter is brand new and little to no dust on it at all.
    the thing with the start test George is that if cool, it will start in one pull. It has no choke, throttle, or primer bulb. It's all automatic. So for me to test I pulled the wire and it was dry after 5-6 pulls. I'll go get a new plug, but I would think that if it were a plug issue it wouldn't start so easily at the beginning?
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    Quote Originally Posted by chachee52 View Post
    Air filter is brand new and little to no dust on it at all.
    the thing with the start test George is that if cool, it will start in one pull. It has no choke, throttle, or primer bulb. It's all automatic. So for me to test I pulled the wire and it was dry after 5-6 pulls. I'll go get a new plug, but I would think that if it were a plug issue it wouldn't start so easily at the beginning?
    That would seem to mean its not getting fuel. Or else the plug would be wet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chachee52 View Post
    I love doing the lawn. If I had your yard I'd have a nice ride on (with a cup holder of course) and would be out there all the time. Gets me out of the house and enjoying life.
    I think I would too IF I had a lawn. The sand lot that I call my lawn just blows. Maybe some day I'll spend the money to get a new one....but we'll see. I keep thinking of other ways to spend $8k - 10K lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by chachee52 View Post
    Air filter is brand new and little to no dust on it at all.
    the thing with the start test George is that if cool, it will start in one pull. It has no choke, throttle, or primer bulb. It's all automatic. So for me to test I pulled the wire and it was dry after 5-6 pulls. I'll go get a new plug, but I would think that if it were a plug issue it wouldn't start so easily at the beginning?
    * In general, sometimes electronics & in a rarer case electrical components (as in case of your lawn mower) can work fine cold but start to fail when hot. Not saying is your case in regards to your plug.
    Forget air filter in this case. We're talking plug or carb.
    Now one sure way to narrow down is the can of starting fluid. When mower warm, won't restart. Plug plug right then, spray starting fluid into cylinder. Put plug back and try to start. If it tries, it's NOT the plug but carb issue, not getting fuel. if not trying to start, then would be a border line plug.
    If carb, perhaps the float sticking when hot. carb can be rebuilt or replaced. But you should get some starting fluid to narrow down problem.

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    Sounds like a coil issue...

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    I think that I'll just bring it back and have them look at it under warranty.
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    good move, put some sugar in the gas tank and maybe get a new mower out of it lol
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    Shops maybe quite busy this time of year so be patient.

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