Its a 12.5 hp briggs and stratton flathead and i turn the key over and the motor spins but doesn't want to start. ive tried doing everything using the choke and starting fluid, but it won't idle by itself, i have no idea why please help.
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Spark, Compression & fuel. That's what your engine needs to run.
You say it won't idle by itself... does that mean it will run on starting fluid? If so you've likely got a fuel issue. If the fuel itself is good it's probably time to clean the carb
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I don't even remember posting this, but I found out that the spark plug had stuff on it. I put it in the wire wheel, slapped it back in, and the motor fired on gas, smoked for a couple seconds, but it started and ran fine, still does to this day.