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Do you have trouble starting your lawnmower in the spring? Before deciding to take your lawnmower in for repair, try these few simple tips. After the completion of most of the time your lawnmower fire and runs like a champ.

Pull and clean the spark plug

Most of the time simply cleaning the spark plug will solve your lawnmower suffering. To do this, remove the cable connected to the end of a candle. Then use a wrench or ratchet / socket, remove theCandle. When the candle is black or wet looking, you probably have the problem, because the mower can not be the starting point.

With sandpaper sand the top of the spark plug to bare metal. Make sure all edges of the metal piece of sand (TAB), located just above the electrode. Make sure there is a gap between the metal and the electrode. If you still can adjust the mower to a manual and a feeler gauge the gap with the specifications.However, if there is a small space is probably enough for the candle to work properly.

Make sure the spark plug must be free of dust and dry. Then screw in the rear cylinder and connect the cable to the end of the candle. Then try to start the mower.

Check for oil

Make sure the oil in the mower and are at the right level.

Check for fuel

Make sure there is gas in the mower.If you have old gas mower and do not put in a fuel stabilizer at the end of the season to replace the gas. If you had drained the tank at the end of last season, then fill the tank at least half full with new gas.

Check fuel hose

How many of us at the end of the lawn mowing season we turn to the previous change is fuel line. Make sure the ON position. If all the above and the engine did not fire, then check,If the fuel got into the carburetor. Currently, the fuel hose to separate from the carburetor and see if gas flows. In this case the tube again. Otherwise, check the fuel line. It can be wheeled or the fuel filter is clogged.

Check the air filter

Make sure the air filter is clean. If it is dirty and oily then replace it. If you only agitates dirt and knock some dust. This may solve your problem, but I still recommend replacing it.

Cleanthe carburetor

Turn on the fuel line. Removing and cleaning the carburetor is not as bad as you might think. Normally there is a nut on the underside of the carburetor. Remove them and pull out the bottom of the carburetor. Clean the inside of the bottom of the carburetor and then make sure the float valve moves up and down freely. The float valve is a plastic object about 1.5 "in diameter that hangs down when you remove the lower part of Carburetor.

Connect the bottom of the carburetor and the fuel line back.

Start the mower. If it still does not work after performing all these steps, then take it to a repair shop. However, to resolve on their own experience, these procedures usually the problem.

Sharpen the Saw

Finally, be sure to sharpen the blade. This will ensure you minimize the torque of the engine while cutting grass. Not to mention your> Prato get an even cut.