HaHa! Reminds me of a buddy and his push mower. It was at the end of its useful existence but he was try to wring out the last ounce of it.
Said he got it going with starting fluid, it backfired and wouldn’t start. Hot summer afternoon. I figured the backfire sheared the crankshaft key, so got a puller and headed his way.
Getting at his place, he had a 16lb sledge in hand with a pile of mangled metal at his feet.
No need to work on that one!
