damnit

[baronessekat]

So I go and try to tackle the back yard. It needed it. I mean I haven't mowed it in way to long (to the point where I think the psycho behind me turned me into the civic association as I got a notice about it).

So I start on it. Of course I forget to check the gas level before I start.

Three passes and I run out. So I refill the gas and now I can't get it started. and it looks like the whole engine is trying to break off the frame.

Ron next store isn't home to see if he can figure out why I can't pull the cord.

And I can't afford to buy a new mower. Not after having put my cushion money into fixing the car before war.

Comments

[keastree.livejournal.com]

1) Empty the bag, if it has one.
2) Check the ejection chute and make sure it is not plugged.
3) Prop the gas tank side of the mower up and check for obstructions between the end of the blades and the housing. (Methinks that this is your culprit)
4) If none of the above is an issue, brace the mower and turn the blade by hand in the direction it will go. This may move the crankshaft around enough that the pull cord will work again.
5) Call Ron when he gets home.

Every time that I have had a problem with a push mower like this, it is obstructed blades.