Dorman Starter Switch 85935 Review

Maybe it's just my mower but it started munching on those push button starters. I give the button 5 stars but it is not reliable enough for my lawnmower. All I can tell you is that the lawnmower will NOT start.

A simple little push button device to replace an equally simple device that had become badly charred and scratched over time. This humble little device will provide years of trouble-free boat launches and another guarantee that the beast will at least capsize when I have to start the iron-clad engine. Fits in my space and still hasn't exploded back into kit form.

This switch is poorly made. Key contact was sporadic. In most cases there was no contact at all. Often the button would be pressed four or five times before the switch would work. The metal tabs holding the internals were only partially bent at an approximate 60-degree angle, rather than the 90-degree bend they were designed for. Just cheaply built and unreliable. Spend a little more and get something better that works every time. I shouldn't have sent it back, I just threw it in the trash and…