Briggs and stratton mower wont start

>>1138351
You need to adjust the idle screw on the carb. Should be some YouTube vids to help you, can be tricky though.

obtain plastic squeeze bottle with small tip
add gasoline to bottle
remove air breather cover for access to carb intake
have second person there to pull the starter after you squirt a bit of gasoline into the intake
when mower starts, keep it running by adjusting how much gasoline you keep adding
after it runs a bit it's likely to continue running without assistance long enough to start making adjustments to the H and L settings as well as the idle set screw
good luck

>>1138390
>adjust the idle screw on the carb.
Start position on throttle is always above the idle setting.
The idle screw is only a factor when slowing the engine back down to 'Idle'

Turns out it was something with the gas. Thanks for the help my dudes.

>>1138409
Stale fuel can do that.

>>1138409
Can you explain? I'm in the same boat. My dad bought a brand new mower, used it once, gave it to me. I put new gas in it and it won't run. I put gas in my truck at the same time, so what the fuck?

An easy way to crank over small engines is using a power drill and socket. Of course with a lawn mower remove the blade first but just figure out the rotation of the shaft, get a socket that fits over the nut, and spin it with the drill until it turns over (ac drill is best, but I have used a piece of shit black and Decker 12v nicad drill to turn over my predator 212 more than once). Once you're satisfied on how it runs just shut it off and put it back together. This is a lot easier to work stale fuel through the system or just turn over an old stubborn engine than with 50 hand pulls.

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>>1138440
>used it once, gave it to me. I put new gas in it and it won't run
It's the gas that was left in the tank and carburetor until he gave it to you.

When storing a mower at the end of the season remove what gasoline you can from the tank.
Start the mower and let it run until it dies from lack of fuel.
When you fill with fresh gas next season remember extra priming will be necessary because it's dry.
Or use Sta_Bil
Also: It's worth the extra trouble and expense to locate a source for non-ethanol gasoline.
It's more per gallon but you aren't using enough per year to complain about the little extra.
All outdoor power equipment works better and lasts longer on 'real' gasoline.