While moving, ran over rope that became wrapped around the blade. I removed the rope and now the starter cord will not pull out all the way. Also, the blade will not turn.
Probably bent the shaft. Disconnect the spark plug to prevent accidental starting and lay the lawn mower on its side. Slowly turn the blade with your hand and watch the center of the shaft. If it wobbles at all it is bent. $150 to $200 job. Probably time for a new mower.
SOURCE: Mower blades locked
You may have broke the flywheel key. if that broke it will not start. The key is important for the proper ignition timing. They break so you dont damage the crankshaft. It may be a big job if you dont know your way around a small engine.
SOURCE: Put Lawnmower on its side and changed blade. Put
Most likely you have flooded the cylinder with oil. You can try this and see if it helps you out.
Remove the spark plug, clean and dry it with carb cleaner, let dry, spray carb cleaner in the spark plug hole and thoroughly flush it out. Let is sit this way for about 20 minutes. Reinstall your spark plug and see if it will start up for you. If it does you are done if not go to an auto parts store and buy some starter fluid. Spray the fluid with just short burst into the air cleaner. Try to start it. Repeat and it should stay running in a couple of tries.
SOURCE: turned mower on its side and changed the blade and
Your piston cylinder is partially full of oil and/or gas. Take the spark plug out and pull the rope four or five times to blow everything out of the cylinder. If it's still hard to pull over with the plug out check the oil level in the crank case to see if it filled with gas while the mower was on its side. Make sure the plug is dry and clean and reinstall it. When it starts it's going to smoke a lot until it cleans out the cylinder.
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