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07-05-2004, 01:03 AM

(J. Del Col) wrote in
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(HONG) wrote in message
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Hi,

It was working very well, but after I replaced a new EZ START SPARK
PLUG REFRJ19LM bought at LOWES, and added 93# High Grade Gas, I can
not re-start it after I used it, in a word IT CAN NOT RE-START WHEN
IT IS HOT !!

But I can start it when the machine is COLD.

Did you set the gap on the plug to specs? Did you set the throttle on
the "hot start" position?

Don't waste money on high test gas. In fact, lawnmowers are
-designed- to run on 87 octane unleaded gasoline.

J. Del Col

Now that you mention it, my Honda tiller has a choke switch that should be
closed when starting cold and open when running or starting hot and there
have been times that it failed to start when in the wrong position. My
old, no name lawn mower (which I still haven't replaced with a push reel,
*waffle*) doesn't, unless the speed throttle has an effect (always starts
on 'fast' for me, though).