If you have a gasolene - power lawn mower , sooner or later the engine will become flooded . A flooded engine is the most common ground why a lawn mower locomotive engine wo n’t start . When the engine is flooded with gas , the carburettor ca n’t get enough air and the engine miscarry to crank . you may normally fix this problem yourself using a few simple steps . If your engine is inundate hard , you may want to take out the air filter and allow the gasolene to evaporate before your engine will start again .
Try the ‘Quick Fixes’
Step 1
Set the throttle to the closed in or " blockade " view . Yank the starter electric cord or turn the locomotive engine about six time to create a vacuum and pick the extra petrol from the lawn mower ’s locomotive . seek to start the engine .
Step 2
Try turning the commixture fucking or needle valve if the lawn lawn mower still wo n’t start . reverse the piece of tail ¼ of the path to the left , and then endeavor to start the mower . bend the jailer a 2d clock time if this does n’t work out and try on to start the locomotive again .
Step 3
Turn the admixture screw or phonograph needle valve 360 degrees to the rightfulness ( clockwise ) if the lawn mower still wo n’t start . Try starting the railway locomotive again .
No Luck? Open the Butterfly Valve
enter the lawn mower engine and take out the air filter from the carburettor . bump off the filter using a screwdriver .
Insert the screwdriver into the carburetor barrel and into the butterfly valve to prop the valve capable . seek to go the locomotive engine several times until it cranks .
Remove the screwdriver from the valve and carburettor drum after the railway locomotive start out . Put the air filter back into the engine .
Still Won’t Start? Remove and Dry the Filter
Remove the air filter and let it to atmosphere juiceless . This can take anywhere from one hour to several hour , calculate on the outside humidity .
grade the line filter back into the railway locomotive after it has dried completely .
endeavor to start your lawn lawn mower . If engine implosion therapy was the problem , your lawn lawn mower should start now .
Tip
If your lawn mower still wo n’t start after seek these techniques , it likely has other problems . For mowers with a electrical condenser and points that do n’t have electronic ignitions , these parts in all likelihood require replacement .
Warning
When working on the lawn mower ’s carburettor , always keep your face and hands forth from the carburetor when set about to start the engine .
