I stumbled across a Jacobsen Imperial 830 Snowblower for sale. It's in real decent shape, except the engine. It's shot I think. Current owner said it was idling while he was shoveling, heard a loud Pop/Bang, and the engine was stumbling. He shut it down and it appeared to be "stuck" but then he got it unstuck. Now when he uses the pull start (it also has electric start) there is NO COMPRESSION/RESISTANCE.
So, either he blew a head gasket or broke a rod or something. Right?
So, if I buy this thing, I'm looking to repower. I can't find much info on the net about doing such a thing. I want to see what my options are and what it would cost to obtain a new engine for this snowblower.
I'm 99% sure this snowblower has a 8HP Tecumseh Snow King engine.
Are there engines currently available that I can simply bolt right in?
So, either he blew a head gasket or broke a rod or something. Right?
So, if I buy this thing, I'm looking to repower. I can't find much info on the net about doing such a thing. I want to see what my options are and what it would cost to obtain a new engine for this snowblower.
I'm 99% sure this snowblower has a 8HP Tecumseh Snow King engine.
Are there engines currently available that I can simply bolt right in?