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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Before you throw out your mower try taking off the muffler. It will only be two bolts or two screws. Check to see if the muffler is full of oil. If it is try and start the mower without the muffler on. If your pull cord is no longer restricted then that was your problem. Drain the muffler as best as you can. You can rinse the muffler with gasoline to clean it but make sure you don't leave gas in the muffler and you give it a few minutes to dry before putting it back on the lawn mower.
If the pull cord is a little stiff again after you put on the muffler try to start it again anyhow. If you can get it started it will blow out any remaining oil.
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As for my mower, my father-in-law didn't call it a muffler, but after look at some pictures and reading your post, that was what my father-in-law did to my mower to get it to work (along with cleaning the spark plug). He tooked off the muffler and drained fluid from it.
