James McCafferty
Member
Hello, I have a cub cadet 104 that I am trying to get running. Haven't done too much work on small engines so I am looking for some pointers. The mower has sat for about 10 years. So far I have changed the spark plug and cleaned the bowl out on the carberator. The needle valve looked good to me and so did the seat. Put in a new battery. The spark plug is getting a spark. When I go to start it, turns over find but doesn't start. I tried some starter fluid which helped but the engine never completely got going. What concerns me is I can see some air discharge from the top of the engine near the spark plug. (I attached a picture but I am not sure if you can see it) Is this a sign of a bigger problem? My next thought is to either go through the carb completely or to check compression. Any pointers would be great.