Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Worked great until today. Electric start doesn't work and pull start will not move. Literally worked great yesterday. When I push the electric start the starter spins but the engine doesn't crank. I took off the pull start and was able to move the flywheel with a socket wrench. It is stored in a shed out of the elements. Plenty of oil, new plug. Stumped.

Here it is. Somehow ice got into the starter and the teeth sheared off (all of them) then got sucked into the engine and were wedged between the flywheel and the engine wall so the flywheel couldn't turn. No other damage. New starter and good as new. Thanks for all the advice

Great news.  That's the first i have heard of that problem.

You had to buy a wholenew starter? Can't you just buy the gear?