I started my Simplicity snowblower with the electric start yesterday for the first time this season. It started and was running smoothly for several minutes. I shut it down, came back about an hour later and both the recoil and electric starters were jammed. Oil is okay and it was filled with fresh gas. Temperature was just under freezing.

Craftsman single stage 536.884442 snowblower This model has an electric starter. when I power the starter and press the button, the starter just spins without actually engaging the engine. I can see the gear on the starter slide towards the engine but it looks like it is already spinning so fast that it doesn't actually engage the engine gear. The starter gear does not look or feel damaged but then again, I don't know what it should look like. The starter gear does slide along the shaft as it spins. Any ideas on how to get the starter gear to engage the engine gear? Video of the problem is attached. [URL="http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/pjaffe7136/library/snowblower%20starter"]Video of broken starter[/URL] -Peter