hello i have recently bought a mountfield mower from ebay it has been working fine for about 4 or 5 cuts but now will only start and run for a few seconds i think it is a fuel problem please help kind regards spence .

spencer, October 2008

Blimey that's a long time
This may be too late and you've fixed it but check the choke is working properly. My Aunt's got a petrol mower and I had problems trying to get it to run on startup hers more than 2 secs. Found the choke wasn't closing for initial start and warm up. Like the old manual choke cars if the cable came off the bl**dy car wouldn't start. Also check fuel filter might be blocked.

Nobby, November 2008

Could be anything,I would take the easy route first and make sure the air filter is clean.

a, October 2008