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lawn mower wont start. oil has gas in it?
have a 550 series brigs and straton. just replaced the magneto coil, carb on the gs tank as well as the gaskets and diaphragm. replaced and gaped the black and gas smelling spark plugged. replaced and oiled the air filter. removed checked the fly wheel key nothing. replaced the oil with new synthetic. tried to run it. it ignited after several cranks for just 1/4 a sec. checked the oil level is fine but now reaks of gas again and the spark plug is wet with gas again. when it did run two weeks ago it maxed out its rpm and had to shut it off.
any ideas
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- bluemoonLv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
Maxing out on RPM's sounds like maybe the governor is bad, or the linkage is bent. Check the linkage and make sure it isn't bent and not allowing it to work back and forth as it should. If the spark plug is wet with fuel, you have a problem with the carb. There to, check the linkage and make sure it is not bent thus allowing fuel to continue to come into the carb. Those little linkage rods are pretty small, and it doesn't take much to throw them out of adjustment. Check the spring on the gov. linkage and make sure it is on it and not broken or stretched out to far. If you cannot get this to work, you may need to take it to a small engine shop and have them see what they can do. Hope it works out for you.
