i have changed the spark plug,cleaned the carb,cleaned the magnito,removed air filter , adjusted mixon the carb, and it still wont start !!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP BLOND WOMAN IN DISTRESS !! XX

AMANDA REILLY, June 2010

done all those things and it starts but cuts out almost imediatly x

amanda x, June 2010

Amanda,
Remove the spark plug wire and place a srewdriver in the wire tip. Lean the wire end with the screwdriver against the engine case. Pull on the starter rope and see if a spark jumps to the engine. I suspect your magneto has failed. An engine needs three things to run: fuel, air and spark. If anyone of these is missing, the mower won't run.
Good Luck!

Gunny63, June 2010