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Check for a clogged air filter.Try starting it without the air filter installed. Check for loose wires to the spark plug and ground. I am assuming there is gas in the tank, but does it get to the carb? Check the gas line, is it blocked? Is the carb leaking?
remove the belt cover , remove belt and replace the new one .the belt should be loose when the tiller is out gear. remove the spark plug wire from plug when working on it.
paul i assuming you mean the motor stopped running,not the tiller part........? you say the motor turns over easy,suggesting that the motor hung a valve open and you have no compression in the motor.i'm hoping that you checked the oil level before you started and ran the engine. oil level is at the second thead down from the top of oil fill hole. if it was any lower the that you could have ran the motor low of oil causing one of the valves to stick. never had much luck on cleaning the valve stem or valve guide in the head,usualy you need to replace the head assy. they do come as a unit but they are pricey. take the valve cover off and see if both valves will push down into the cylinder. also see if one or the other valves are lower then the other. if you need more help i'll be glad to help you out as much as possible.......
It is a little hard to vapor lock a small Briggs & Stratton single piston engine. To get the carburator that hot the muffler on the tiller may be plugged up, causing the carburator to get too hot. There is a two piece muffler with a screen inside that gets plugged up when you run the tiller on some models. I finally got fed up and got a replacement muffler of a different design to solve the plugging problem. There is also a couple of tubes in the fuel tank with small screens that get plugged up also causing fuel starving to the engine. Also check and make sure the fuel tank cap vent is not plugged up. Good Luck, RAC
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