It did not die on me. I used it one day and the next day I went to start it and it did not want to start. I'm starting to think it may be an issue with no air getting into the combustion chamber. I did just check the throttle body and removed the cover to see if it opens. In start position it moves around by itself and stops. When cranking only when pushing the pedal it opens up, otherwise it remains closed. Not sure if that could be the issue. It's very strange that it would not start the next day when I had it running the day before. That's why I was thinking it was some sort of electrical issue. Before that it ran without hiccups.