Perfect timing snowblower...

"Pixel" (Improbcat) 01/26/2015 at 12:22 • Filed to: None

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Went to check that my "new" snowblower was ready for the blizzard last night, started it up and let it run, and the motor ran fine for a bit, then made some loud noises and died. Took a lot of fighting to get it to start, and it ran poorly while making a loud banging noise in the crankcase. Ran for about 30sec and died again, all attempts to restart got me the same thing.

So I think something in the engine just fubared itself, the night before what is being described as a "potentially historic" blizzard. Fortunately I just called Harbor Freight, and they have a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in stock.

Looks like I'll be doing an engine swap tonight...

Mattbob > Pixel 01/26/2015 at 12:26

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put a 2JZ in it brah.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Mattbob 01/26/2015 at 12:27

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V8 swap.

kanadanmajava1 > Pixel 01/26/2015 at 12:31

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Someone said that LS fits in everything.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Pixel 01/26/2015 at 12:48

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If you're sure it's in the crankcase, I'd think it was a rod, except for the part where it won't run right. Typically if it's throwing a rod, it'll just keep running until it trashes itself utterly - ask me how I know. Ran poorly + banging is a bit of an odd combo, short of absolutely nightmarish detonation with some other things going on.

Pixel > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/26/2015 at 12:57

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It'll run, but not well and die after around 30sec. My suspicion is the rod combined with old tired engine is just too much to want to keep running.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Pixel 01/26/2015 at 13:32

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I had a Fuji/Robin 11hp water pump engine that flat refused to keep running due to (among other things) valve seat recession. Once it got warm and kept running, a very faint tap started, got much louder, and BANG - rod through the side of the block, with bits of crankcase and cap literally flying through my hair close enough to leave an oil slick. ALL of my nope.