I was mowing and ran over an ant mound and the mower died. I turned everything off, made sure it was set just like it was when I got on that morning. It does nothing, not even a sound. The lights work. When I put the blades in the on position and try to start, it clocks like it is telling me the blades are active. That is the only sound I get from the mower.
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If the ant mound was dry you probably sent dust/debris flying into almost every part of your mower.
You might want to start with checking the air filter and plan to buy a new one and the next item would be your spark plug - usually best to replace it (you may need a spark plug wrench) but be sure to clean out where your plug 'seats' as there will be debris inside the hole also (q-tip/clean rag).
Hopefully you will not have to clean the carburetor but you might want to purchase a can of starting fluid to give your carburetor a clean blast to help it get going - this helps clean out the jets and dust that could be clogged.
Hopefully - one of these will work and a shop visit will not be necessary.
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