Bad Battery?

[Jefe]

Thanks Kenny. The starter will spin enough to start the mower but it still sounds weak to me - but I never really used this mower much so I don't know for sure. I think the oil leak is coming from the breather but I will post a new thread with a link to this one.

 

[The Post Man]

There have been a number of posts on various forums about restoring batteries with a water/Epsom salt mix....I tried a couple last week and they seem to be holding up so far.....

If you can get the fill caps off and dump the content into a container, then add the water/salt solution, refill with acid, and trickle charge it should work. (Unless a cell or cells have shorted internally.)