I have little sympathy "no disrespect intended" for people that shove their gas engined equipment away in the fall without proper treatment so as to ensure a (hopefully) problem free spring start up.
You can easily save yourself a lot of hassles by simple adding some Stabil to the fuel tank and then let the engine run long enough so the now stabilized fuel has a chance to work it way into the carburetor. Now with the added ethanol issues in todays gasoline the importance of proper storage treatment is more critical.
Unless your handy enough to do the suggestions already mentioned you may be better off just going to buy a new mower because by the time you pay a repair shop @ $65+ per hr. you will exceed the cost of another $119 Walmart mower in no time.
Good luck. I hope you can resolve the problem quickly and inexpensively. I have been in the same shoes and needless to say, I learned my lesson 20+ years ago. I buy a BIG bottle of Stabil every fall and treat Everything, mowers, blowers, weed trimmers, chainsaws, even the spare gas left over in the cans thoroughly.
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