My push mower doesn't want to stay running?

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asked Jun 30, 2017 in Maintenance/Repairs by xxde (910 points)
My push mower doesn't want to stay running?
My push mower that is only a year old will not stay running?

I have fresh gas in it but whenever I start it up the engine shuts off a second later?

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answered Jul 13, 2017 by Mechanic21 (29,150 points)
It's possible you have some water droplets in your lawn mowers gas tank. Even a few water droplets can cause your engine to stall.

It's also possible you could have a partially clogged pickup tube or the main jet is clogged in your lawn mowers carburetor.

If you didn't run your lawn mower out of gas before storing it for winter and the gas turned to varnish it could cause these problems even if you placed fresh gasoline in it.

I recommend running your lawn mower out of gasoline and then putting some stabil in your gas tank over the winter.

If your carburetor main jet is clogged you'll need to remove the carburetor and soak it in some B 12 chemtool parts cleaner and then wash and blow it out.

If it's the kind of carburetor that sits on the tank then you'll just need to remove the carburetor from the tank and clean the pickup tubes. You'll need a new gasket between the carburetor and tank to put it back together.

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