Why does my mower sound like a hot rod and blowing smoke?

When starting my mower up it sounds like a hot rod engine and it’ll start blowing smoke. It’s not cutting grass either. Could it be that the engine is about to blow?

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what color is the smoke?

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@mayer it starts out white then turns gray

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