I opened the old motor end and found corrosion like an old battery and very damp. We had a sand filter with gallons of water literally busted open within 2 feet of the unit. Sand and water went everywhere. So it probably got wet along with the ICM is my guess. It seems dry inside the chamber. Do you know what sensors have to work before ignition occurs. I check the therm regulator and changed the thermostat too. I read somewhere along the blogs that the flute stack sensor had to be changed too with the new circuits board design.Ok, it's unusual for the blower to seize at only 7 years old so something went dramatically wrong.
Did mice get inside?
Any chance that water somehow got into the exhaust?
Maybe a sprinkler system or maybe a house downspout?