The best Small Engine channel ever. 4 years ago my daughters starter motor vibrated out and broke the threads out. I used JB Weld to fill the holes and retapped them a little smaller and used 1/4" aluminum tubing as sleeves to make up the slop of the smaller bolts. The repair is still going strong as of last week.
Omg, if I could give you 10 million likes and followers, I would. I was having this exact issue and thought something was seriously wrong. I was going through the manual but found nothing about this. Finally googled it and found your video. Thank you so much! Fixed in 2 minutes.
The electric start on my Craftsman stopped working a few years ago and I've been using the pull start ever since. As soon as I got done watching this video I went out to the garage and checked the starter. Yep! The starter was loose and a bolt was missing. It looks like I have to take off the pull start cowling assembly to check the teeth on the rotor. Project for tomorrow!. Damn, I love these TH-cam videos.
Greetings from Spain. Very instructive as always. That final part with the dissassembled engine was a masterpiece of mechanics teaching. You make it seem so simple.
Great tip! Because of your videos my snowblower runs like a dream, and starts on first compression stroke every time, even after it sits all summer. I follow all of your advice. So I have never used the starter motor. I just checked, and sure enough, it was totally loose. Now it is tightened up with loctite.
You are so right about the cost of loose bolts. I’ve just had to scrap a 30” snowblower fitted with a Tecumseh engine because it has shaken itself to pieces. The starter motor bolts came loose and stripped the threads. The motor actually fell off! The metal housing holding the pull starter has split at two locations due to loose/missing fasteners, so that the pull starter will not work. And two of the bolts holding the engine on to the frame have dropped out. The engine now rocks sideways! My replacement machine will have a Briggs and Stratton OHV engine!
just remember, the two upper bolts are shouldered bolts and although it will feel like the starter is loose after you "tighten" them, the bottom two hold the starter onto the engine while the upper 2 keep it lined up....my first time with this setup, i swore the bolts were too long and bottoming out and then I took them out and it was my "A-Haaa" moment...great video Don
Exactly right: I just replaced a starter drive on a 11 h.p. Husky snowblower with a Tecumseh engine. The bolts were loose and one missing and stripped the drive. Many thanks.
Great video, Donyboy. I look to your videos for inspiration on how to make NO BS, NO FLUFF repair videos. This is what people like to see. A problem, and how to solve it.... without the nonsense. Keep up the great work, Mentor!
Great vid Don, always appreciate it! We just got hit by a snowfall here, all of a sudden I wanna check my electric starter bolts on my blower. Preventive maintenance is always key! Thanks again. Cheers Don!
Had a big forecast for white weather, brought out the snowblower, went over everything ( except the starter), fired it up, not missing a beat, appeased the snow gods, had only two-four inches. Saw video, checked the bolts, not real loose but needed a little torque! Thanks ✝️🇺🇸🦅
another great video. I probably would have changed the starter or at least ordered a new one before I noticed the bolts were loose. Appreciate the 5 min tips!
Thank you, I really appreciate your videos! They are very helpful and I like working on my own equipment. It makes me feel better and i know how things work. Thanks again!
Oh Man, I remember you showing me this trick almost 10 years ago! Also showed me how to replace the gear as well if it went to far ignored! Sometimes it’s loose for so long I put a washer between the bolt and starter. Good to go! 🔧🇺🇸🦅🤙🏻
On my used, old, Noma 10/31 snowblower the first few threads on the engine's aluminum block that hold the starter were stripped. It was likely due to the problem described in this video. The blower uses a rattlely Tecumseh 10 HP engine, HMSK100. I was considering options to repair the thread. Further inspection showed that the depth of the hole allowed for a much longer screw than the original. So, to secure the starter at its lower side, I used longer bolts and jam nuts (rather than the head of the bolt) to secure the starter to the block. A little loctite was the icing on the cake. I also may have slipped washers under the top starter mounting holes to improve the engagement of the gears by shifting the starter's angle. Even though the electric starter works again, I normally use the pull starter but like the option of electric start when the blower gets covered in ice (it's stored outside) and I can't pull the starter rope. Thanks for your fantastic videos! Rob.C
Wow - You should be a teacher! I like the detail in your video and visual demo of why it's important for the starter to be fastened securely. Very interesting.
@@wayneessar7489 hi bud.. what I mean is we don't get alot of snow.. maybe once every two years. I'm on the south coast and not had snow for years.. so people don't invest in winter stuff..
@@themowerman Thank you for your reply! I am on the Pacific coast of Canada and we only get a bit of snow but the insurance companies here will halve your pay out if you don't run winter tires below 7°c., so lots of folks use them and you can't travel to higher elevations without them or carrying chains.
I had this exact problem a few years ago. I replaced all 4 starter mounting bolts with stainless cap screws with blue Loctite. No problem since. My blower has the old Tecumseh engine with the Indian head logo. The unit in the video looked like a newer one with the yellow swirlies.
My old Tecumseh-powered SnoFlite 10-33 has shaken every bolt loose at least twice! The starter is still missing two, but as long as I hold the starter in place, it works great! 😆😆
I never used my electric start before. I keep it in my shed with no electricity. I have a newer Husqvarna ST227P that's four years old and it never gives me a problem. I have it serviced yearly at my Husqvarna dealer. Living in upstate NY in the Adirondacks we get a lot of snow. Having an extension cord on hand is great but when you need to snow blow immediately and just want to play in the snow nothing like a good old pull start!
Sadly, I get them at the point the ears are broken off the bracket. Got a Craftsman where every tooth but one was snapped off. Good video! Thanks for showing this.
Excellent tutorial on these Tecumseh Engines,caught the problem with are blower.I even secured some spare bolts if this should happen again. Your my go to channel for small engine repairs,you have a excellent teaching/explaining style. Regards Dave
I had one with at broken lower bolt. To help hold the starter I ran a diagonal 'plumbers tape' Metal strap with holes. (3/4" 24 ga. All Round is one trade name) from the one lower bolt to the opposite Top bolt. Still working. I usually use the rope because I can. A good thing to check every Fill Up.
Thanks Don I'll check them but when I changed the starter the blots were tight I had to use a small flat chisel and hammer 🔨 to loosen them I was wondering more brushes not making full contact.. or something like I was saying off the machine worked on machine worked but grinding as off getting weak I found a place in Dunville that rebuild them I may drop it off to see if it's worth fixing or not ? Be nice to have a spare if cheep enough was storm when it let me down last time ... Think I might sell the other one though it's around mid '80 to mid '90 I'd say would have to try and find where numbers are for that one... Starts great just don't like holding handles down on both sides rather steer and Control Shute..and world gears get done faster to old for cold..😜
Had this same problem with the lower starter bolts a few years back and the front bolt had broke away the corner of the engine mounting casting for starter and not enough threads left to secure the starter. Drilled out the threads and going a little deeper careful not going through engine block, used bottoming tap and 5/16-18 heli-coil insetting it with red thread lock and built broken out corner up with J B weld. Put starter back on with blue thread lock on bolts and still holding up today and everything still secure. Others may not be lucky with that repair but I was. Caution can be a very tricky repair. I don’t suggest this repair to a novice not being familiar.
Thanks for the tip.Even though mine dosen't make that noise mine dose vibrate and I never knew that tecumseh vibrate .Always wondered why mine vibrated.
Danny, I discovered this issue today. I think I’ll need to replace the starter gear. The other issue is that I need to repair the striped threads. Can you explain how I might do that? Thanks! Great Channel
I went to start my father's 20 year old Craftsman snowblower with Tecumseh engine a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like a broken Rod. Turns out it was the starter, but in my case, the starter bolts were snug. Maybe teeth are busted. Snowblower still starts fine either way with the pull cord or with the electric start.
Should there be any movement of the starter on the shoulder bolts on top or should it be tight too. My aftermarket supplier has bolt kits. One has 2 shoulder and 2 regular. Other kit is 4 regular.
Hey Dave and donyboy73. Great video. So my Honda 1332 snowblower track died after the last storm. It ran for about 1 minute or so than started starving for gas. I immediately though oh man it’s the carburetor. After checking the main jet and tank the gas was clean! I didn’t know what else to check. I brought it to my dealer and he was perplexed as well since it started and ran fine until under load. He than noticed after watching my video it dying and said it is due to liquid getting on my fuel tank which is charcoal. He said it’s like taking a straw and starving it with gas. My Honda is a 2013. Have you ever heard of anything like this?
Hey Dony, i bought a new looking craftsman model 247.887791snow blower used. It was very hard to start so i bought a new carb ebay. It starts easy but it would surge a bit. I took it to a pro repair shop and they said the aftermarket carb i bought was no good and that i needed a new OEM carb. So fir a couple hundred bucks more now i have a snow blower that surges massively, like no throttle to full throttle. What could be causing this?
Good morning Don, thanks for all your great videos. I'm in the market for a good used snowblower, what make would you recommend, based on your experience working with use equipment?
i have a toro powermax 26 with the Tecumseh engine...i had the belts and friction wheel changed.....i now have this odd rattling grinding when the drive is pulled...it stops if you ease off the drive a bit....it also seems to lack power in 1st or 2 and will just stall the wheels out....the handle is pulling the linkage all the way i cannot pull it any more with my hand...friction disc still looks good. im lost
the bendix clutch loves to go bad on the LCT starters, the bendix clutch skipping cracks the housing, best way to fix it is to soak the bendix assembly in xylene and have the housing tig welded back together, also seen someone somehow snap the shaft off of a tecumseh starter.....no clue how they managed to do that
My snowblower wont engage. Tighten the bolts BUT it seems to me that the upper section of the starter, the part with the grooves that slide onto the upper two stationary bolts, those grooves have worn and no longer hold the started securely in place. Have you ever come across this and is the only fix to purchase a new starter?
Helloooo : I have a cuestion : i got a small 800 watts portable generator i gotit for 5$ in a garage sale it was working but now it dont have spark . It wont start i replace the coil & doesnot start .. so i need to know whats nex to do , i want to fixit myself .. thankyou i wiil be wating for your response
What if my new 2 year old Ariens engine (only used it about 5 times) makes this noise (a grinding or rattling noise) while running, even with the auger shut off? The starter is not loose. Nothing I can access from the outside is loose. The noise seemed to start when the gas tank was less than 1/4 full.
Don, I have a techumseh 10hp on a 10/28 Noma Brentwood. The lower left cast where the bolt goes in came broken off. Is there a fix for this you can share?
Thanks Guys, a few years back, I tapped and put in a 5/16” bolt on the right side and changed the should bolts to threaded bolts and tightened her up. Three years later, I can still use the electric start. Just have to check after every use for loosening. Most the time it’s three uses and needs a tightening.
I have a question about the starter looks same as mine ..prob. is it engages but won't turn motor over took starter off seems to work put back on and spins but not turning over motor .. I got new starter works great but still kept old starter would it be a easy fix or not..
The best Small Engine channel ever. 4 years ago my daughters starter motor vibrated out and broke the threads out. I used JB Weld to fill the holes and retapped them a little smaller and used 1/4" aluminum tubing as sleeves to make up the slop of the smaller bolts. The repair is still going strong as of last week.
Omg, if I could give you 10 million likes and followers, I would. I was having this exact issue and thought something was seriously wrong. I was going through the manual but found nothing about this. Finally googled it and found your video. Thank you so much! Fixed in 2 minutes.
The electric start on my Craftsman stopped working a few years ago and I've been using the pull start ever since. As soon as I got done watching this video I went out to the garage and checked the starter. Yep! The starter was loose and a bolt was missing. It looks like I have to take off the pull start cowling assembly to check the teeth on the rotor. Project for tomorrow!. Damn, I love these TH-cam videos.
Greetings from Spain. Very instructive as always. That final part with the dissassembled engine was a masterpiece of mechanics teaching. You make it seem so simple.
Great tip! Because of your videos my snowblower runs like a dream, and starts on first compression stroke every time, even after it sits all summer. I follow all of your advice. So I have never used the starter motor. I just checked, and sure enough, it was totally loose. Now it is tightened up with loctite.
You are so right about the cost of loose bolts. I’ve just had to scrap a 30” snowblower fitted with a Tecumseh engine because it has shaken itself to pieces. The starter motor bolts came loose and stripped the threads. The motor actually fell off! The metal housing holding the pull starter has split at two locations due to loose/missing fasteners, so that the pull starter will not work. And two of the bolts holding the engine on to the frame have dropped out. The engine now rocks sideways! My replacement machine will have a Briggs and Stratton OHV engine!
just remember, the two upper bolts are shouldered bolts and although it will feel like the starter is loose after you "tighten" them, the bottom two hold the starter onto the engine while the upper 2 keep it lined up....my first time with this setup, i swore the bolts were too long and bottoming out and then I took them out and it was my "A-Haaa" moment...great video Don
Exactly right: I just replaced a starter drive on a 11 h.p. Husky snowblower with a Tecumseh engine. The bolts were loose and one missing and stripped the drive. Many thanks.
Great video, Donyboy. I look to your videos for inspiration on how to make NO BS, NO FLUFF repair videos. This is what people like to see. A problem, and how to solve it.... without the nonsense. Keep up the great work, Mentor!
thanks buddy!
Neat and very pertinent video, as aways. Thanks for going the extra yard in explaining the potential problem !
Thanks for the video Don. Thoroughly explained like always 👏
Excellent tip!!!! I watched this video and went right outside and wiggled the starter on my Toro and sure enough, it was loose. Thanks again!!
wow lol, great timing!
Clear and concise. Thank you for taking your time to pass along simple but valuable knowledge.
VERY clear, with a fog index of ZERO.
Great vid Don, always appreciate it! We just got hit by a snowfall here, all of a sudden I wanna check my electric starter bolts on my blower. Preventive maintenance is always key! Thanks again. Cheers Don!
Go Bs!!!
Had a big forecast for white weather, brought out the snowblower, went over everything ( except the starter), fired it up, not missing a beat, appeased the snow gods, had only two-four inches. Saw video, checked the bolts, not real loose but needed a little torque! Thanks ✝️🇺🇸🦅
I just have a pull start on mine but still enjoyed the video. I like seeing how things work.
Thanks for the great information and tips. I will now check my starter on my lawn tractor. Thanks for the video.
Excellent info. Will check my blower next time out. I never use the electric start, but want it ready if need to.
another great video. I probably would have changed the starter or at least ordered a new one before I noticed the bolts were loose. Appreciate the 5 min tips!
I really like your attention to detail! Very helpful!
Thanks, I will check mine tomorrow before another storm on Sunday.
Don I love All Your Videos. You Are A Wealth Of Information . Thank You !
Great information. I’m gonna check my starter today
Thank you, I really appreciate your videos! They are very helpful and I like working on my own equipment. It makes me feel better and i know how things work. Thanks again!
The same for me. Don's videos have helped me many times!
Great video Don! The example really useful for showing viewers what is a starter gear and flywheel teeth look like! Cheers
Oh Man, I remember you showing me this trick almost 10 years ago! Also showed me how to replace the gear as well if it went to far ignored! Sometimes it’s loose for so long I put a washer between the bolt and starter. Good to go! 🔧🇺🇸🦅🤙🏻
On my used, old, Noma 10/31 snowblower the first few threads on the engine's aluminum block that hold the starter were stripped. It was likely due to the problem described in this video. The blower uses a rattlely Tecumseh 10 HP engine, HMSK100. I was considering options to repair the thread. Further inspection showed that the depth of the hole allowed for a much longer screw than the original. So, to secure the starter at its lower side, I used longer bolts and jam nuts (rather than the head of the bolt) to secure the starter to the block. A little loctite was the icing on the cake. I also may have slipped washers under the top starter mounting holes to improve the engagement of the gears by shifting the starter's angle. Even though the electric starter works again, I normally use the pull starter but like the option of electric start when the blower gets covered in ice (it's stored outside) and I can't pull the starter rope.
Thanks for your fantastic videos!
Rob.C
Wow - You should be a teacher! I like the detail in your video and visual demo of why it's important for the starter to be fastened securely. Very interesting.
I'm a youtube teacher!
Thanks for the video! Another one for the tool box 🧰
Morning dony. Hope all is good.. we don't get any snow here in the UK 🇬🇧.. love to the family.. stay safe mate
I saw British folks driving their cars into fencing, in snow, on the news recently.
Also are those people to poor to buy winter tires?
@@wayneessar7489 hi bud.. what I mean is we don't get alot of snow.. maybe once every two years. I'm on the south coast and not had snow for years.. so people don't invest in winter stuff..
@@themowerman Thank you for your reply!
I am on the Pacific coast of Canada and we only get a bit of snow but the insurance companies here will halve your pay out if you don't run winter tires below 7°c., so lots of folks use them and you can't travel to higher elevations without them or carrying chains.
Thanks Mick, I hope all is well with you and your family
Great demonstration. Thank you.
I had this exact problem a few years ago. I replaced all 4 starter mounting bolts with stainless cap screws with blue Loctite. No problem since. My blower has the old Tecumseh engine with the Indian head logo. The unit in the video looked like a newer one with the yellow swirlies.
Thanks dony. Had that noise on my snow blower. Love the channel. Great tips.
Thanks Dony,My Ariens with the Tecumseh Snow King is doing this right now!
The perfect fix. Thank you
I’ve just recently come across your channel... awesome explanation on everything from simple to complex, keep it up !
My old Tecumseh-powered SnoFlite 10-33 has shaken every bolt loose at least twice! The starter is still missing two, but as long as I hold the starter in place, it works great! 😆😆
I never used my electric start before. I keep it in my shed with no electricity. I have a newer Husqvarna ST227P that's four years old and it never gives me a problem. I have it serviced yearly at my Husqvarna dealer. Living in upstate NY in the Adirondacks we get a lot of snow. Having an extension cord on hand is great but when you need to snow blow immediately and just want to play in the snow nothing like a good old pull start!
Great video, and AS always explained step by step
Sadly, I get them at the point the ears are broken off the bracket. Got a Craftsman where every tooth but one was snapped off. Good video! Thanks for showing this.
Very helpful thanks. Do I need to be concerned about the broken piece of my starter gear tooth lost down below the flywheel? Thanks
Great detailed info. Worth watching.
Well done Sir! I had the same thing happen on a riding mower last year. Thanks for the information and keep up the great work!
Great job dony 👍
Great video Don.
If you don’t have any loctite, another option would be to put a lock washer on the bolts.
Works, but reduces thread contact.
Great explanation
Thank you for the video. Stay safe Sir
I love ❤️ all your videos 👍👍
I haven't had the problem as of yet, but now I can prevent it from happening. Thanks
Great detailed video as always. I am looking forward to another one with you and Dave also.
one coming up this weekend!
@@donyboy73 cool 😎
thanks for telling us the bolt size!
Excellent tutorial on these Tecumseh Engines,caught the problem with are blower.I even secured some spare bolts if this should happen again.
Your my go to channel for small engine repairs,you have a excellent teaching/explaining style.
Regards
Dave
Great video and advice awesome channel thanks for sharing
Good to know. Thank you.
I had one with at broken lower bolt. To help hold the starter I ran a diagonal 'plumbers tape' Metal strap with holes. (3/4" 24 ga. All Round is one trade name) from the one lower bolt to the opposite Top bolt. Still working. I usually use the rope because I can. A good thing to check every Fill Up.
Another great video! Merci
merci Jacques!
thanks Don great info once again
Great Info, Thanks. I'll be checking mine right away!! Cheers!
Happened to mine, piece broke off the threaded boss , had to fab a support arm to keep it sturdy ✌
Quick fix! Thanks
Thanks Don I'll check them but when I changed the starter the blots were tight I had to use a small flat chisel and hammer 🔨 to loosen them I was wondering more brushes not making full contact.. or something like I was saying off the machine worked on machine worked but grinding as off getting weak I found a place in Dunville that rebuild them I may drop it off to see if it's worth fixing or not ? Be nice to have a spare if cheep enough was storm when it let me down last time ...
Think I might sell the other one though it's around mid '80 to mid '90 I'd say would have to try and find where numbers are for that one... Starts great just don't like holding handles down on both sides rather steer and Control Shute..and world gears get done faster to old for cold..😜
Good info dear boy...!
Thank you!!! Subscribed!!
Had this same problem with the lower starter bolts a few years back and the front bolt had broke away the corner of the engine mounting casting for starter and not enough threads left to secure the starter. Drilled out the threads and going a little deeper careful not going through engine block, used bottoming tap and 5/16-18 heli-coil insetting it with red thread lock and built broken out corner up with J B weld. Put starter back on with blue thread lock on bolts and still holding up today and everything still secure. Others may not be lucky with that repair but I was. Caution can be a very tricky repair.
I don’t suggest this repair to a novice not being familiar.
Thread lock done!
right on!
We’re not working on the Space Shuttle here... 😀 Eric
Thanks for the tip.Even though mine dosen't make that noise mine dose vibrate and I never knew that tecumseh vibrate .Always wondered why mine vibrated.
Great video, is there anything you can do with stripped bolt holes for the starter? Not much meat left on mine to drill and rethread.
heli coil
Thank you sir!
Dony, any suggestion on how to remove a stuck wheel on troybilt snowblower 2410 ? Thanks
If you don't have any lock tight, you can use nail polish. I recommend a neutral color so it doesn't clash with the snowblower color.
You are the best!
Danny, I discovered this issue today. I think I’ll need to replace the starter gear. The other issue is that I need to repair the striped threads. Can you explain how I might do that?
Thanks!
Great Channel
I went to start my father's 20 year old Craftsman snowblower with Tecumseh engine a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like a broken Rod. Turns out it was the starter, but in my case, the starter bolts were snug. Maybe teeth are busted. Snowblower still starts fine either way with the pull cord or with the electric start.
Thank you so much appreciate you helping me out thanks
Do you have a vlog about oil change and oil type for snow blower? I can not find the drain plug on my Husquerna🙄
Should there be any movement of the starter on the shoulder bolts on top or should it be tight too. My aftermarket supplier has bolt kits. One has 2 shoulder and 2 regular. Other kit is 4 regular.
On my old Ariens I never bother plugging it in... it starts fine with two pulls... I’m too lazy to get out a cord! Lol
Same on my old SnowFlite 10-33.
mine too ran the crap out of it today love my ariens
Same with my frontier 24 inch snowblower
Hey Dave and donyboy73. Great video. So my Honda 1332 snowblower track died after the last storm. It ran for about 1 minute or so than started starving for gas. I immediately though oh man it’s the carburetor. After checking the main jet and tank the gas was clean! I didn’t know what else to check. I brought it to my dealer and he was perplexed as well since it started and ran fine until under load. He than noticed after watching my video it dying and said it is due to liquid getting on my fuel tank which is charcoal. He said it’s like taking a straw and starving it with gas. My Honda is a 2013. Have you ever heard of anything like this?
Hey Dony, i bought a new looking craftsman model 247.887791snow blower used. It was very hard to start so i bought a new carb ebay. It starts easy but it would surge a bit. I took it to a pro repair shop and they said the aftermarket carb i bought was no good and that i needed a new OEM carb. So fir a couple hundred bucks more now i have a snow blower that surges massively, like no throttle to full throttle. What could be causing this?
Donyboy 73 thanks for sharing. Why are Tecumseh engines used fairly regularly on snowblowers? Stay safe and well Donyboy 👍
they used to be very popular years ago that's why many snowblowers still have them
@@donyboy73 thanks for the reply. Really appreciate that. Stay well and safe Artie😊
Good morning Don, thanks for all your great videos. I'm in the market for a good used snowblower, what make would you recommend, based on your experience working with use equipment?
ariens
Hey nice video I just took mine off.
i have a toro powermax 26 with the Tecumseh engine...i had the belts and friction wheel changed.....i now have this odd rattling grinding when the drive is pulled...it stops if you ease off the drive a bit....it also seems to lack power in 1st or 2 and will just stall the wheels out....the handle is pulling the linkage all the way i cannot pull it any more with my hand...friction disc still looks good. im lost
What is the part number for that starter motor gear?
I guess I could of figured that one out, just never had the opportunity, mainly because we don't get much snow anymore!
we don't get as much here either
the bendix clutch loves to go bad on the LCT starters, the bendix clutch skipping cracks the housing, best way to fix it is to soak the bendix assembly in xylene and have the housing tig welded back together, also seen someone somehow snap the shaft off of a tecumseh starter.....no clue how they managed to do that
Got much snow there Dr. Don?
My snowblower wont engage. Tighten the bolts BUT it seems to me that the upper section of the starter, the part with the grooves that slide onto the upper two stationary bolts, those grooves have worn and no longer hold the started securely in place. Have you ever come across this and is the only fix to purchase a new starter?
Helloooo : I have a cuestion : i got a small 800 watts portable generator i gotit for 5$ in a garage sale it was working but now it dont have spark . It wont start i replace the coil & doesnot start .. so i need to know whats nex to do , i want to fixit myself .. thankyou i wiil be wating for your response
What if my new 2 year old Ariens engine (only used it about 5 times) makes this noise (a grinding or rattling noise) while running, even with the auger shut off? The starter is not loose. Nothing I can access from the outside is loose. The noise seemed to start when the gas tank was less than 1/4 full.
Donyboy73 have you priced a starter for Ariana 921037 serial 005644 ? Ariens wants $260 US for it. Can I get the bendix for this starter ?
Don, I have a techumseh 10hp on a 10/28 Noma Brentwood. The lower left cast where the bolt goes in came broken off. Is there a fix for this you can share?
Aluminum brazing or welding
usually not, unless someone can tig weld it
Thanks Guys, a few years back, I tapped and put in a 5/16” bolt on the right side and changed the should bolts to threaded bolts and tightened her up. Three years later, I can still use the electric start. Just have to check after every use for loosening. Most the time it’s three uses and needs a tightening.
Great tip Dony. I also have seen (and heard) this many times. I'm sure you just saved a few teeth for your viewers.
I have a question about the starter looks same as mine ..prob. is it engages but won't turn motor over took starter off seems to work put back on and spins but not turning over motor ..
I got new starter works great but still kept old starter would it be a easy fix or not..
the bolting tabs may be bent and throwing them out of alignment
Do you think it's good to just check all the bolts after the season is over, this way you're sure that nothing has come loose or is coming loose.
absolutely!
Could you fix a 22 hp Kawasaki engine dony?
I have the same problem on my Tecumseh 9 hp but i can't tighten the upper starter bolts
Honda 1332 is now surging only under load. Starting and idling is perfect. Died on me twice under load! Carburetor issue?
yes carb issue, video in link goes through similar carb to cure that th-cam.com/video/gV6IOkevloM/w-d-xo.html
@@donyboy73 you are the man.
Thanks donyboy73. Weird always use fresh gas and star tron. Guess doesn’t always work!
@@appleztooranges try the k100 it absorbs moisture better
@@donyboy73 can I use tru fuel moving forward? Like I do with my two cycle?
@@appleztooranges yes they have a 4 cycle version
Not the Space Shuttle, ... is this one of Taryl's snow blowers? haha
Taryl is who I thought of too when he said that...lol
he stole my tag line, unreal
@@donyboy73I apologize, I think we'll have to go over to Taryl's site and straighten him out.
@@thyubernoob just watch my videos from years ago before he was even on yt, sad when people steal people's tag line lol