Re: craftsman 18hp 42"- won;t start after stopping it

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Posted by rcbe on Friday, June 26, 2009:

In Reply to: craftsman 18hp 42"- won;t start after stopping it posted by matt on Friday, June 26, 2009:

cuppla things:

First, don't choke a warm engine.PTO off, cl/brake pedal fully depressed, throttle cracked half way.

Next, pull sheet metal off engine and thoroughly clean fins. You may have gotten a mouse nest in there over the winter.

If it still won't start when hot, quickly check to see that you are getting good spark. May have a coil going bad.
If good hot blue spark, then fully drain all fuel
and replace with fresh along with a dry gas additive to get rid of any water from last winter.

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