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My lawn mower engine will not start. After many tries I got it to start twice and it died after a few seconds. The fuel line is clear and full of gas. The primer bulb is brand new. When I push the primer bulb all I hear is air getting sucked in (I recall the sound of liquid in the past). I suspect that the silver bulb between the primer and the fuel line may be the issue. What is that part called and could it cause this problem?

Model: Craftsman 917.370561

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Niall C.
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Looks like it should be the carburetor bowl (where fuel is metered in by a float valve to be available to get sucked into the carburetor jets - either of which can get clogged if you did't drain the fuel before storage or run a fuel stabilizer before storage - and sometimes even if you did.)

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