Make sure the battery has a full charge should be 12.5 volts even and should not fall much even after a good cranking. If you crank it and the volts fall down to 10 or less the battery is dead may need a good charge or is shot. Also check all the contacts make sure they are clean, even the grounds. The starter solenoid may be dirty or bad. if you give t a good wack with a screw driver handle and it starts pick up a new solinoid. ther around $10 If the mower was droped also make sure that the motr can rotate freely by hand somthing may also be jammed keepignt he motor from rotating.
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under the flywheel
It requires a special puller.
No. It positions the flywheel in the proper place for the ignition timing.
Most of the Briggs engines can be gapped simply with a business card between the flywheel and the magneto.
The coil is under the cowling on top of the motor where the flywheel is.
use a wheel puller
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Absolutely! It is what tells the stater when to crank.
It is the whole assembly containing the pull start (if applicable) or the metal or plastic shroud surrounding the flywheel (it spins when you start the engine ).
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There is no way to adjust the timing on a 17.5 Briggs engine. The magnet is on the side of the flywheel and there is only one way the flywheel can line up. All you can do is make wure that the coil is gapped correctly.