05-19-2010, 10:07 PM
I'm with TLB! You've spent money on the motor, and I'll bet on big garbage day you can find a mower sitting along the curb that could make a deck/motor swap for your current motor. People throw these things away because they won't start, and typically, that's a $30 fix. I have a very old Snapper with its second engine. It's not a new Snapper branded engine, but Snapper doesn't make them anyway. These things are remarkably interchangeable. Don't spend money on a new mower. Fix/swap out parts of this mower or buy a used one that runs. Money ahead quickly!