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Lawn Mower Won't Start

So what we want to do here today is take a moment to explain the steps needed to troubleshoot your lawn mower in case it does not start after winter. First, I'm going to attempt to start this lawn mower and see what it does. Typically, after about three pulls, if it hasn't started yet, we may already be faced with a problem. Attempt to start lawn mower. Step 1: Check for gas in the tank. The first thing we want to focus on, and of course the simplest step, is making sure there is gasoline in the tank. I'm going to remove the gas cap and look inside the fuel tank. You can also move the lawn mower a little to see if the fuel is sloshing around and verify that you have a good quantity of fuel. The fuel level appears to be fine in this engine. Step 2: Check the spark plug. The next step in troubleshooting the engine is to remove the spark plug and see whether it is wet or dry to verify whether we're getting gasoline into the combustion chamber. Ordinarily, before performing...