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Originally Posted by Rapewta
I've had that happen a couple of times in the past.
You siphoned the old gas out. Good. Pull the plug and clean it.
Just crank and crank and crank with the new gas. It will start.
If you don't have the stamina.... get your son or a neighbor's son to keep pulling.
When the lawn mowing season is over, I turn off the pet-cock and starve the mower until it shuts down.
Of course the problem could be something else but the odds are slim.
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You don't have to yank the cord enough to debilitate your throwing arm or the neighbor kid's throwing arm, either.
Put the choke on full, remove or unplug the spark plug and pull the cord a few times just hard enough to prime the carb, etc. Don't even try to start it. After a few pulls (maybe 10), replace the plug.
Then yank away.
Then and only then, go get the neighbor kid.
One season of a two-year old B&S engine sitting with old gas in it is not likely enough to gum everything up so bad it needs professional intervention.
Usually, B&S engines don't work after only one year, irregardless of the gas used.