{"id":367,"date":"2011-07-25T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weingartz.com\/expert-advice\/?p=367"},"modified":"2011-07-25T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T15:34:19","slug":"sluggish-lawnmower-is-difficult-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wgz.powerweb.app\/expert-advice\/2011\/07\/sluggish-lawnmower-is-difficult-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Sluggish Lawn Mower Is Difficult To Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Q. <\/strong>My lawn mower has been running sluggishly lately and is harder and harder to start. I replaced the gas and there was no improvement. Any idea on what could be wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A. <\/strong>The first thing I would check is your air filter. It is common this time of year for air filters to become clogged with dust particles. This\u00a0prevents appropriate air flow, which will gradually make your lawn mower sluggish and difficult to start. You will also want to check your spark plug to make sure a\u00a0dirty air filter has not fouled (a thick varnish like coating) the spark plug.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. My lawn mower has been running sluggishly lately and is harder and harder to start. 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