Electric Starter Motor for Briggs Stratton Snow Blower 797718 798884 120V 17 Tooth CCW Snow Series 1150

The Briggs starter. Most of the 1150 Snow Series engines out there, the 250cc single that powers a huge share of mid-size blowers, take this 120 volt starter. Seventeen teeth on the pinion, counter-clockwise, cord and push-to-start switch already attached. If the number on your old unit is 797718, 797719, 798884, 799038 or 796238, you are in the right place.

Specs first. 120 volts AC, straight from the wall. Seventeen teeth, CCW rotation. The switch box comes pre-wired on the lead, so there is no relay to hook up and nothing to solder. It pulls enough to spin a cold 250cc engine on the first press, which is the whole point when the driveway is full and it is minus fifteen.

Engines it fits: the 120000 and 150000 series OHV snow singles, 250cc, the ones Briggs sells as the 1150 Snow Series. On the blower side that covers a long list, Ariens, Craftsman, Murray, Simplicity, Snapper, Troy-Bilt, PowerSmart and Husqvarna machines that shipped with these engines. Check your engine tag. Codes that match include 12A103-0148-E8, 12A103-0151-E8, 12A105-0157-F8, 12D104-0135-E8, 12D105-0010-F8, 12D107-0003-F8, 12D107-0162-F8, 15C107-0003-F8 and 15C107-0014-F8.

Now the part everybody skips. This starter only works with the geared flywheel, Briggs number 798882. A lot of older engines left the factory with flywheel 699516, and this starter will not drive that one. If your engine has the old flywheel, the flywheel gets swapped first. It is a real job, not a five-minute one, so check before you order: pull the screen or the housing, look at the ring gear. Geared teeth, you are fine. Smooth or different pattern, budget for the flywheel too.

Numbers it replaces: 797718 and 797719 were the originals, 796238 got superseded, and 798884 with 799038 are the current Briggs numbers. Aftermarket catalogs list the same unit as 410-22049 and 410-22050. All of them come back to this part.

Fitting it is short. Bolts out, old starter off the housing, new one in place, bolts back, cord out to the outlet, press the button. Most of the work is getting the blower tipped somewhere you can reach the bolts. Under half an hour for most people.

When these fail, it is usually the same story as every snow starter. Melt water sits in the pinion pocket over the summer, grit packs in, and by December the gear will not throw. Or the windings take moisture and the motor hums without turning. Neither one comes back with a cleaning. Twelve month replacement warranty on this one, mounting bolts not included, reuse yours.