Tiger,
I have one thing that I want you to do for the test.
1. Remove the muffler and air filter hose and make sure that you are in a well vented area and then try to start the mower as normal.
Once you have done that let me know what happens. Note do not us start you bastard when doing this and you might have to pull it over few times if you still have fuel in the crankcase.
Hi Bruce,
Have been practically operating under these conditions ie muffler is not well attached as only one muffler rod is on the engine and I don't have any muffler clips. Air hose is borrowed from a spare powertorque, not a great fit but best I can do for the moment. I will try the test as you described and let you know.
By the way I replaced the gasket in the carby. Also got the governor working properly and now the butterfly valve responds to the throttle cable. Spark plug is slightly wet but still sparks outside the engine, if there's a spark is it still considered flooding?
