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Originally Posted by Frank Toussaint

Maybe this link will be helpful: Briggs & Stratton troublshooting

Already saw it but thanks anyway.

I pulled the carb and gas tank off (one of those carb bolts is real tough to get to, not sure how I'm going to put it back on) and the gasket mating the two was shot. The lawnmower shop was closed so I used some red silicone rtv instead. It said not recommended for use by gasoline, probably because the gas will eat away at it, but it should work at least for a while. I'm guessing anything will be better than the rotted and split gasket that was there.

I cleaned the carb and the fuel tube screeens well with carb cleaner. Hopefully once put back together, this thing will run. I'll keep you posted!