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I've got a Briggs/and/Stratton-powered mower with an unknown UK chassis.
Been trying to kill the thing for the last decade but it simply will not die.
The carb is toast and primer has to be pumped full because it's always empty.
Then remove clogged filter and manual choke using my palm.
The main fuel line is cracked in at least one good place but it won't explode or catch on fire for some reason despite spilling gas all over it.
I still use the 5gal jug of 85% octane gas labeled 2007 from a friends filling mistake.
Add a splash of 2stroke oil for lubricant, big dash of normal 87, and all good to go.
I don't change the oil. Ever.
(Well ok I change it every couple years or whenever. Meh.)
I changed the spark plug for the first time this decade.
The old one had 1/8" rust patina and a southofbordergrandmahooker gap but it still ran fine.
The blade was sharpened with angle grinder and spun on a metal rod to balance.
Ran over roots a few years ago and it ran like crap like a 45deg bent crank.
Used to make freight train noise.
It has fixed itself somehow in the meantime.
I did recently buy a $5 push mower for emergency backup. All metal.
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