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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4201749" data-attributes="member: 5412">OR, that pesky flywheel key. If the engine backfires for any reason, it will partially shear and never start again until replaced. Buddy called me once to ask why his mower won't start. Agreed it backfired and sent him off to buy another key. By the time I got to his house, he had installed the key, backfired again and he was putting it out of its misery with a 16lb sledge hammer. My sister was a pretty good mechanic because when we had to work on our vehicles, dad always made us stay with him while he talked about what he was doing and made us fetch tools so we knew what they were called. She could adjust points, change plugs, tires and so on.</blockquote>