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By: Zimbler0 in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
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Does it have a carburetor?
I'd suggest cleaning that out real good.

The fuel line between the tank and the carburetor?
Is that good and clean?

(Just guessing out loud.)
Zim.




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Snow Blower
By: Decomposed
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Sat, 01 Aug 20 8:33 PM
Msg. 04090 of 60014

I'm soliciting advice from someone with more mechanical knowledge than I have.

My 20-year-old snow blower has been sitting outside with a tarp over it for about a year. When I tried it in November, it wouldn't start and I haven't touched it since. I did notice that the little rubber primer (the thing you pump 5 times before starting) isn't leaking fuel when I overpump, and that's something it used to do, so I suspect that gas isn't getting from the tank to the spark plug.

This week, I replaced the spark plug, and today I sprayed it liberally with starter fluid. Vroom! The blower started on the first pull! Five seconds later, it puttered out.

I can repeat that. I'm pretty sure at this point that there's either a clog or a leak keeping fuel from getting to the engine. What's the best way to correct this?


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