Ross365
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Got the Punch out this afternoon, started easily, ran for about 3 minutes then pretty much stopped dead. No hesitation, just stopped abruptly and refuses to go again.
I’ve owned said machine for ~30 years and this was "peculiar". Now, pulling on the starter cord feels slightly odd with more resistance than normal, but I’ve had the recoil mechanism off and that's OK off the machine. With the spark plug out, the crank turns with no effort and piston is moving up and down.
Put a nice clean spark plug in (and there is a spark) and that made no difference. I had the carb off during the winter, ultrasonically cleaned it, and the machine has cut the lawns a number of times in recent weeks with no problem.
I’m stumped: any suggestions appreciated.
I’ve owned said machine for ~30 years and this was "peculiar". Now, pulling on the starter cord feels slightly odd with more resistance than normal, but I’ve had the recoil mechanism off and that's OK off the machine. With the spark plug out, the crank turns with no effort and piston is moving up and down.
Put a nice clean spark plug in (and there is a spark) and that made no difference. I had the carb off during the winter, ultrasonically cleaned it, and the machine has cut the lawns a number of times in recent weeks with no problem.
I’m stumped: any suggestions appreciated.