mower wont start

I have an 18 hp craftsman rider. It has spark and is getting fuel. It barely turns over, and then only one compression stroke. If you remove the plug it whirls over fine, a friend said the vlaves need to be adjusted but I don't know how. And thoughts?

I have a craftsman mower will turn over but not stat...cut grass on friday then saturday was going to finish,got gas new plug but won't start--any help would be gerat

Hey guys, I have the same problem as Frankly Frank. Only my mower will start some times and run for a while and then just quit. When it runs it runs well and then just quits, like some one turned off the fuel. After that it will just crank and crank. It will try and run but only sputters and...

I know it is the solenoid but its been off for a while and to tell you the truth I can't remember how it wires back up if any one can tell me or send a pic of the wiring diagram I would appreciate it. The little green wire and the little red wire are what's giving me problems can't remember where...

I have a 1 yo Boland 4.5hp push mower. Its the cheapy. I changed the plug and it ran fine, cut the yard. The second cutting, it ran out of gas, I filled it, started it, and after 5 min it cut out and died. I ended up removing the top end cover, and cleaned all the grass and what not out. Put it...