I was able to find a Sno Tek "24 model 920400 208cc 9.5tq LCT in my area cheap.
It runs well, but as I get older was looking for a way to add a starter. It looks to me I need to add a different flywheel, cut the shroud for the bendix cover on the starter, make something to hold the 120v plug.
On this forum a guy named Scot has a Ariens '60-'70 file. I looked and there are models after mine that have electric starters. So would one of those flywheels fit my machine?
Even with the possible $250 for a flywheel and starter I still come out ahead with the price I got the blower for.
welcome to the forum red ! sounds like a fun project, but it may be cheaper to repower with an engine already equipped with an e-start. ( my 208cc 28" sno tek has estart but havent yet needed to try it)
Exactly my intial toughts. If you sell your Sno Tek and add that money to the $250 you plan to spend on a fly wheel/starter, you can likely get a nice machine with an electric starter. Maybe enven a nicer machine than what you have now.
I agree with Nwcove's suggestion. You can repower your Sno Tek 24 with a brand new LCT Storm King 254cc engine for $129 plus shipping and it's a direct bolt-on to the Sno-Tek 24 with zero modifications.
Did the exact same swap on a 2014 Ariens Compact 24 this past summer. Everything lined-up exactly as the stock engine including the four engine mounting studs, the 2-7/16" crankshaft length, 3/4" pulley diameter, factory drive and auger belts. No additional trips to the hardware store needed. Direct "plug-and-play" and the 254cc engine is a fantastic match for 24" - 28" width snow blowers. The LCT 254cc storm king is specially designed for snow blowers, so unlike the Predator engines sold at Harbor Freight, there's no need to fabricate a heater box to keep the throttle linkage from freezing. Plus with the LCT Storm King your getting a 254cc engine vs the stock 208cc LCT engine. In addition, you're also getting electric start and 60w alternator output for adding a light or hand warmers. Can't go wrong for $129 plus shipping.
The engine on this one works just fine, it's just I'm getting older lol. I got the machine for $170. Machine didn't have many hours as it looks new for a '09. So far the machine works just fine, sat last two years with no gas, got the chute and handle back together as I brought back in a Subaru outback. Added gas, hit the primer a couple of times and it started on four pulls. Oil had been changed already so I ran it for about an hour with no issues.
I'll have to look for the snow king then. It will be a summer project. Right now I have to do the shade tree thing.
Plus, I like messing around with stuff keeps a mind smarter.
repowering will be cheaper as just a starter alone in price is more than that motor .than by using 5w30 syntec oil they spin right over and fire up on one or two pulls.
Agreed the electric start is very nice to have, esp if you have a bit of carb trouble one year as we all have likely had, but using syn 5w/30 will make cold starts easier.
This is one thing I really like about 2 stroke blowers, if you have a good clean carb and fresh gas, they start very easy because you don't the resistance of cold oil in the crankcase. I have electric start on mine and its helped out a few times when I had carb trouble.
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