"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/31/2016 at 16:35 • Filed to: Small Engine Repair, Craftsman, Snowblower
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"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/31/2016 at 16:35 • Filed to: Small Engine Repair, Craftsman, Snowblower | 2
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So the other day !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that would only run on half-choke or more. Many of you commented that the carb was likely gummed up or otherwise clogged so today I set out to fix it.
I took the bowl and float off and inspected both. The float looked perfect and the bowl just had the tiniest amount of crud at the bottom. I gave everything a good shot of carb cleaner and then reassembled.
After some priming she started right up and let me back the choke all the way off. I did end up getting a new spark plug, but I’m going to wait a little bit before I replace that, just to make sure all the fuel system issues are totally gone.
Many thanks to those of you who commented on the first post and set me in the right direction.
McMike
> Jcarr
01/31/2016 at 17:01 |
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BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Jcarr
01/31/2016 at 17:11 |
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Congrats! I have never, ever been able to fix a small engine carb. Or a small engine, for that matter.
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Jcarr
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
01/31/2016 at 17:15 |
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I was a little apprehensive since I’d never touched a carb of any kind before, but it was simple.
uofime-2
> Jcarr
02/01/2016 at 11:04 |
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Small engines are a great way to start working on stuff, since they’re so simple and cheap.
Glad to hear you got it fixed, its amazing how much even just a little gunk can make your life difficult
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Jcarr
02/04/2016 at 11:32 |
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Nice work my friend, I tend to throw a spark plug in the snowblower every year, every other year at the worst. It’s an easy (and cheap) thing I can do to keep it running nice
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Jcarr
02/04/2016 at 11:36 |
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I did this too on Sunday...except my snowblower would start then die. I think by fixing it I kept the snow away though since the snow we were supposed to get on Tuesday ended up being just rain.
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Jcarr
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/04/2016 at 11:37 |
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Yeah, this thing’s gone 6 years on the factory plug. Oops.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Jcarr
02/04/2016 at 13:41 |
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yeah it wouldn’t hurt to have a new one in there lol