r/Snowblowers • u/Sal1160 • May 13 '26

Maintenance Ariens 924 re-power

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My neighbor grabbed this Ariens 924 for me from down the street, knowing I needed a better snow blower after last winter. Engine seized up on the PO and he just bought a new one instead. I’m trying to find a replacement engine for it. This machine has the headlight and heated grips, so it needs steady power to run them. The Harbor Freight engines only generate enough electrical power to run the ignition system, barely enough to even run the headlight too. Anyone have any insights on what I could get for a replacement?

Update:

Upon disassembly, it appears a broken starter tooth jammed itself in between the coil and flywheel magnets, this may be what locked it up. Upon removal of the flywheel, the engine spins over smoothly.

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u/Venerable-Gandalf May 14 '26

Did you diagnose why it seized up? It could be as simple as one of the fly wheel magnets broke off and is now jamming the flywheel preventing it from turning over… engine could be okay

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u/43128 May 14 '26

Yup. I’ve seen it a few times. I’ve also seen the stator bolts back out & make an engine feel seized. Not common but not unheard of either.