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Hi All, just got my hands on an Tecumseh tvs115 engine. It starts and runs fine. However if you turn it off and try and restart it while it's still hot, it wont go unless the primer bulb is pressed once. Is this normal or not? Thanks Wayne

Wayne,

That is a common problem and one that you have to be lucky to fix but I have had some times success by changing the primer. If it has a black primer change to red or vice versa.