> wrote:
>I just started the mower and it runs on and off with a lot of smoke.
>I did drain off the mower engine oil last winter and refilled that with
>5w30 after checking up with this newsgroup.
>My guess is that I put in some gas that has been around over 6 months.
>What other option do I have?
>The mower has been in use only for 3 years.

White smoke? White? On an air-cooled engine?

Did you drain the gas also? This sounds like it could be bad gas more
than anything else.
--scott
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