after leaving the battery charger on it for another couple of days (it was already connected and indicating full charge before the last failed to start attempt ) I happened to be walking by and thought I'd try it again, it cranked slowly and unevenly but enough to start the engine,
after thinking about buying a "new" used engine, tearing the current one apart in an attempt to fix, I stopped by a local shop, he said only 1 in 10 briggs engines he works on has the compression stop issue and the internet makes it seem worse than his experience,
with that I thought a $30 gamble on a new starter would be worth it, bought a DB electric hi-torque starter, 30 minutes to install, the very first crank it spun like the engine was already at full throttle,
glad to say this mower is ready for the summer,
after thinking about buying a "new" used engine, tearing the current one apart in an attempt to fix, I stopped by a local shop, he said only 1 in 10 briggs engines he works on has the compression stop issue and the internet makes it seem worse than his experience,
with that I thought a $30 gamble on a new starter would be worth it, bought a DB electric hi-torque starter, 30 minutes to install, the very first crank it spun like the engine was already at full throttle,
glad to say this mower is ready for the summer,
