




Button pressed. Nothing. Maybe a click from the switch box, maybe a low hum that dies after a second. Your engine is fine. The starter is done.
This is the replacement. 120 volt AC, 17 teeth on the gear, counter-clockwise. It spins through a small gear reduction, which is why it still turns a cold flywheel on a January morning when the oil is thick as syrup. Two mounting ears, 6mm holes, unthreaded. Overall length 147.5mm. Weight 1.85kg. Nothing exotic.
Numbers it covers: 410-22046. 41022046. 19894N. 19894. 199-044. ACQD170. 1ACQD170. SCH0046. SCH0052. 951-10645A. 751-10645A. Find any of those on your old unit, on the box, in the parts book, and you're in the right place. Fits the 208cc engines on Craftsman, MTD and Yard Machines blowers, the ones with the electric start port on the side of the housing.
Now the part that matters. Count the teeth. Seventeen here. Tecumseh built a 16 tooth unit (33328, 33329) and a 9 tooth one (33290), and in photos all three look like cousins. They do not swap. Two minutes with a flashlight before you order beats a box coming back to us in February.
Fitting it takes about as long as reading this. Unplug the old cord. Two bolts out. Old motor off, new motor on. The switch box comes wired, red button on top, grounded plug on the end of roughly six feet of cord. Run the cord out the garage door, press the button, engine turns over. No battery to keep charged. No charger to hunt for in the shed. If your current cord is cracked or the plug has green crust on the prongs, that alone can drag the motor down, and this kit replaces that too.
Bolts are not in the box. Reuse the two you already have. They're standard and yours are already the right length.
Inside: copper windings, brushes sized for shop life, sealed housing so melt water and road salt stay out of the works. Built in an ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certified plant, CE marked. Twelve months of warranty behind it. For what a dealer charges for the OEM unit, you can buy this one and still have change left over.
| Brand | Model | Model Code | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTD | 208cc OHV Snow Blower | 208cc OHV Snow Blower | 2008–2021 |
| MTD | Yard Machine 208cc Snow Blower | Yard Machine 208cc Snow Blower | 2008–2021 |
| Craftsman | 208cc Yard Machine Snow Blower | 208cc Yard Machine Snow Blower | 2008–2021 |