snowblower help

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

hey guys i got a snowblower weve had for a year now but its not working. i got gas for it but it just wont start. any ideas other then hitting it?

[Crusty_Demons]

Try the spark plug and air filter first take them out and clean them. Once you get it running again use Sta Bil in the gas it keeps gas fresh for a year. Gas tends to go bad after a few weeks and will leave sediment in carburetors and jets inside the carburetor.

 

 

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

Crusty_Demons ]

Try the spark plug and air filter first take them out and clean them. Once you get it running again use Sta Bil in the gas it keeps gas fresh for a year. Gas tends to go bad after a few weeks and will leave sediment in carburetors and jets inside the carburetor.

 

 

 

ok thanks ill try tht in the mornin

[-Rooster-]

yup...what he said.. flush out the old gas if you can and put fresh in...There will still be old gas in carb. but might work out if its not too bad. Let us know.

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

shouldnt be i ran it over the summer to keep it running. worst thing you can do to a machine is not use it

[-Rooster-]

ok cool,

So check your plug...you may have just flooded it.

 

 

Fuel, air, spark..... three things needed for operation.

[Prane]

Ok not to make you sound dumb but two obvious things to check are make sure you have oil and don't forget to prime it. The only other things are what they said.

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

Ok not to make you sound dumb but two obvious things to check are make sure you have oil and don't forget to prime it. The only other things are what they said.

i changed the oil and it was primed

[GOAT]

what's the engine? a Briggs? snowblowers just like lawnmowers are typically single stroke engines.. there isn't a lot that go wrong. Like was mentioned its usually either the carb or the ignition. I'd change the plug since they are cheap. try shooting some "quick start fluid" in the carb to see if it even fires. If not than check the plug line or see if you are even getting a spark arc or not. IF all that fails then check the compression, not likely you cracked the head or blew a gasket but if you aren't getting good compression then that will let you know if you did. At least repairing a single stroke engine is usually cheaper than a damn tire on a snowblower.. you could rebuild the engine for less money. I had a sears blower that needed a new tire and sears wanted $200 for a fricking tire! you could replace the head gasket, change the plug and rebuild the carb on a briggs for way less than that.

 

p.s. here's an article that may help..

 

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_could_be_wrong_if_your_snowblower_will_not_start

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

There was a squirrel stuck in my blower. :-[ I pulled it out and it worked fine.

[BigMoneyNacku]

LuckyS_T_A_R_S ]

There was a squirrel stuck in my blower. :-[ I pulled it out and it worked fine.

 

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

 

 

I hate squirrels.

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

Yea it was disgusting

[-Rooster-]

epic! ;D

[[RPD]SOA_TBag]

good thing to use is carb starter fluid, after flushing out the old gas. to check the spark plug pull it out and crank it just once if u have spark it should be good. check the air filter can be clogged by dust from siting. also try and use a hair drier to make shure no water froze in the lines be4 flushing it out.

[ReBels-InSanIty]

LuckyS_T_A_R_S ]

There was a squirrel stuck in my blower. :-[ I pulled it out and it worked fine.

lmfao i almost fell out of my chair when i read that. that shit had to suck unclogging it all and now i gotta ask how the hell did a squirrel get in your snowblower?

[[SoW] Lucky_Saint-]

ReBels-InSanIty ]

LuckyS_T_A_R_S ]

There was a squirrel stuck in my blower. :-[ I pulled it out and it worked fine.

lmfao i almost fell out of my chair when i read that. that shit had to suck unclogging it all and now i gotta ask how the hell did a squirrel get in your snowblower?

thats what i wanna know