Fairly new mower, left outside........ I checked the fuel, drained tank, carb, put a better air filter in..... got it going, mowed the front patches of weeds I call, my front lawn....... Not much oil, put oil in and it was like Navy smoke machine.......... it set off my kitchen smoke alarm....... But it burned off excess oil and settled down....... Now runs well, not much throttle control, but it will do the job. cheers speedy
........................Keep your blades sharp......................