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Believe it or not, mine will do that if you bypass the safety switchs, for some reason they have to be operating or it will not start.



Yeah, depends on how it's wired.. some need a closed safety switch in order to provide power to the ignition, some require an open switch to prevent grounding the ignition, etc..

But I believe that all of them just disable the ignition, preventing spark at the plug. In this case, spark is present, so I can't imagine it being a safety switch. I still say it sounds like a valve problem!

But then again, I'm just rambling on so I can get rid of that darn 'adjunct' title

Cheers,
Brad

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