ok.. here is your problem. what your engine is doing is when trying to start, its turning to the compression stroke and at this point the starter can't turn the flywheel. sometimes it will click and sometimes nothing. Your valves, mainly the exhaust valve is out of adjustment. There is a...
Hate me now. I go to google and type in the part number. Who ever has the lowest price + shipping, I go for it no matter who it is. If I want quality parts, I just do the same but compare only the original equipment manufacture.
All my life I have messed with junk. Sometimes I can make a consumer mower run for years. I have never been fortunate nor wealthy enough to afford a riding mower which makes mowing 2 acres of property a job. Normally I wouldn't mow this much but some family members (which I helped raise) told...