Here's what I've tried so far. Checked all wiring, don't find any loose
or broken wires or connetions. Fuse is good. Battery is new and fully
charged. My friend tried connecting jumper cables from the battery
straight to the starter motor, he said that this would bypass all
electrical connections, (in case there was a bad wire that I didn't
find). This should have caused the mower to start, it still didn't
start, so he thinks the starter motor is bad. I have taken the starter
motor off and thought I'd get a new one. These things cost around $100
bucks, so I thought I'd get a second opinion before doing this, what do
you all think? My friend said that he was 85% sure this was it.
Thanks for any help,
Eileen
It's a Scotts L4217, with Briggs & Stratton engine 17 HP INTEK OHV model
311777.