SNOBLOWER QUESTION

[SmokestackLightnin]

Hey Smoke. That gets her fired but as soon as the fuels burnt she quits again. Tried it 4 times, fired ea time just wont run. Must be a fuel problem. Dang its only been used 5 times

 

 

Well you've ruled out spark as the concern and now you know it's fuel. Most likely a float or stuck needle issue. Careful tapping these little carbs with a hammer. You need to tap it right where the fuel inlet is and sometimes it can be tough on the little ones, a small drift would work better. Hammers were great on GM carbs though when they starved for fuel.

[Billy Bob]

Well you've ruled out spark as the concern and now you know it's fuel. Most likely a float or stuck needle issue. Careful tapping these little carbs with a hammer. You need to tap it right where the fuel inlet is and sometimes it can be tough on the little ones, a small drift would work better. Hammers were great on GM carbs though when they starved for fuel.

 

BFH's are better on GM's.........

[Big Cliff]

You can remove the carburetor if you are fairly mechanically inclined and give it a good spraying of carburetor cleaner down the throat (opening) and shake it around a bit. Sounds like you have a stuck float, they get gummed up when the fuel evaporates and the oil mix stays. OR, you can spray Carb Cleaner down the throat of the carb with it still attached, spray till you pretty much fill up the carb and wait a while before you try to fire it up (an hour or two), add fuel with some Seafoam (on special at Canadian Tire this week for under $10) and try to fire it up.

IN THE SPRING, store it with stabilizer added to the fuel and run it for 10 minutes with the stabilizer so it can do it's magic in the carb.

 

It would be a 4 stroke, no oil gas mix but the ethanol in gas can cause it to turn to varnish and that will gum things up. Draining out all the old gas from the lines and carb and putting fresh gas in will often desolve the varnish and solve the problem. However, if there is a recall on the carb then that would be the best bet because the shop will have to install it and start the unit for you.