HELP!! Troy-Bilt with Briggs and Stratton Won't start

[bsdowling]

I have a Troy-Bilt with a Briggs and Stratton engine, model number 124T02-0464-E1. I'll try to be as detailed as possible.
I have used it about 4-6 times this season already, so it was working fine. It began to show trouble when I went to try to crank it one day. It took several tries but I got it. That was the last time I could get it cranked. Now, it won't even act like it wants to turn over. Here's what I've replaced/done to it.
I have replaced
-Spark plug(twice just to make sure the other wasn't faulty)
-Air filter
-Primer bulb(it still doesn't "feel" like its priming at all - more on that later)
Here's what I've *done*
-took off the carb bowl and checked for any gunk(there was none that I could see)
-cleaned the little holes, or lines in the carb with a wire brush thread.
-checked that the floater is functional(from what i could tell).
-cleaned the carb with carb cleaner
-Took off the manifold and sprayed carb cleaner in there just to make sure
-Poured out the old fuel in the tank and filled it back up with fresh fuel from my jug.

Like I said, it feels like there's no fuel coming into the carb when I try to prime it. However, I have squirted a little fuel into the carb with a little syringe. This didn't help. I'm at a loss. The only thing I can think it might be is the ignition coil, but I'm not sure. HELP Please!!

 

[scott47429]

well if it wont even try and start with fuel being put into the carb then i would check to see if you have spark if you do then we will have to look deeper if you dont pull the covers and once your to the coil take the kill wire off the coil and then see if you have spark if not then you need a coil if so you have a grounded kill wire

 

[bsdowling]

Thanks for your reply. Whats the best way to check for a spark?

 

[scott47429]

take out the plug put it back on the wire and ground it to the head and have someone else hold the bail and pull it a few times so you can see if its getting spark

 

[Carvel Loafer]

I agree, likely a spark issue. A little squirt of gas should at least fire if there is spark. But that is just a carpenter's opinion.