[maddog784]

For now, the mower is doing the exact same thing. Here's what I did to try to remedy the problem:

1. Soak the carb overnight. Cleaned out and reassembled.

2. Replace all the fuel lines. I'm sure Eric replaced them when he did up the engine, I just wanted to rule out any possibilities. Cost me all of $4 and I moved the new fuel filter. Put the fuel filter after the fuel pump; I was thinking that dirt may be working itself out of the pump and clogging up needles/jets.

After this, it started just fine. Time always tells the story though, as the next morning it was back to the same old thing. Really getting fed up with it. I have an older Carter 26, but the choke and throttle adjustments aren't lined up the same way.

Any words of advice?