[Shop-talk] Need some thoughts an a snow blower that will not run...

Wayne wmc_st at xxiii.com
Mon Dec 20 13:24:42 MST 2010


On 12/20/2010 2:02 PM, Randall wrote:
> IMO, you've still got a fuel passage somewhere that is nearly blocked.  It
> takes only a tiny amount of air (and fuel) for the engine to idle, so the
> only unusual part is that it takes nearly full manifold vacuum to pull

Have to concur.  Over the last summer, I've had both a lawnmower and 
chipper where the fuel line was rotting, and clogging things with black 
granules of decaying rubber.  cleaning the carb gets them going, but you 
have to cure the root cause.

-Wayne


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