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    hawksfan29 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 5, 2011, 03:20 PM
    Poulan mower not starting?
    I bought it new last summer used it about 3 months then it was in my shed for the winter now it won't start
    If I spray starter fluid in it it will start but then it dies
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    May 5, 2011, 05:14 PM

    You stored it with gas in the tank fuel lines and carb... never do that. Clean the carb and jets. It will run after you do that.
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