LogFAQs > #973871267

You gotta gently tap it on the top of the engine and call it a good boy and say you believe in it.

Then you grab the cord with one hand with the other on the handlebar, and push it away as hard as you can while also pulling the cord as hard as you can at the exact same time.

Works 80% of the time every time.

but if all else fails buy a robot mower and never worry about it again. One of my neighbors has one, its like a Roomba for your yard. It cuts the grass every two or three days.