Tuesday Derek came over to take a look at the lawnmower, because it stopped working. The problem is that oil is coming out of the front and it won’t start. I had to borrow the neighbors to get the yard done. There were a few things to try.

First he noticed that there was a screw or something missing from the front of the lawn mower, and that’s why the oil was coming out. Trip to Home Depot and they don’t sell the oil screws for lawn mowers, and matter of fact newer models don’t even have that, but they sell a screw that is the right size to go in there.

Came home and it still wouldn’t start. Took off the float, because Derek said that occasionally this part will get stuck, and I was having the symptom of the lawnmower starting and then stopping immediately again. No luck it wasn’t stuck.

Pulled the handle a few more times, and pressed the pump, and played with the air filter. Nothing ended up working, so I’m not sure what else there is to do with it. Sell it as broken. At least I learned something about lawnmowers.