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Perhaps you have seen a non-aficionado struggle with starting a small gas engine? It is very frustrating for them because they can't do the 'Briggs Mind Meld' necessary to set the machine up properly and they don't have the troubleshooting ability necessary to recover when the motor becomes flooded, etc. My friend has no interest in the physics of gas engines. I understand that it is possible on an intellectual level not to like little gas engines.
Thanks!
--Winston