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04107 Re: Snow Blower
   If you didnt put Sta-Bil in your fuel, its time to clean out the fuel... 		capt_nemo   6TH POPE   02 Aug 2020
 5:11 AM
04099 Re: Snow Blower
   Does it have a carburetor? I'd suggest cleaning that out real good.... 		Zimbler0   6TH POPE   02 Aug 2020
 1:26 AM
04091 Re: Snow Blower
   ...there is a fuel filter somewhere in the line and that could have wa... 		ribit   6TH POPE   01 Aug 2020
 9:17 PM

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Snow Blower

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Sat, 01 Aug 20 8:33 PM
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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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