Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
The fact that water poured out of the blower discharge tube makes me now think that the blower assembly or clutch is seized up, which will cause the engine to be very hard, if not impossible, to crank. I would be inclined to separate the blower assembly from the engine, and see if the engine will turn. I don't know if there is a centrifugal clutch between the blower and engine on your unit, but if there is, that's another prime suspect.
Thanks for mentioning that. I'm not sure if there is a clutch but I'll find out once I start ripping into it to find the problem. That could very well be it. Perhaps somethings rusted in place. I appreciate the help and I'll let you know what I find out. I just get a bit angry because this whole repair job could have been avoided had the machine been properly taken care of. This has happened before with other things.