On 2/3/2015 5:42 PM, bob_villa wrote:
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 3:11:50 PM UTC-6, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 2/3/2015 2:23 PM, bob_villa wrote:

I think he's saying that the instructions or
markings don't make sense...as he can't see the
choke plate. (usually seen from below the carb
air warmer box)


I've read through this post a couple more times,
I don't see that.


"On this model there appears to be no air filter and it would take a lot of disassembly to actually see the choke blade in the carburetor. I decided to experiment with the full left position and that cured the problem--smooth running and no smell of unburned gas from an over-rich mix due to the choke being half closed."

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Stormy says....
Lets properly attibute:
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Subject: Snowblower engine needs choke to run smoothly
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 06:19:10 -0800 (PST)
From:
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
References:

I just bought a Craftsman snowblower model 247.889720 with the 208 cc
"quiet" motor. I had a similar problem--uneven running with the choke
supposedly open. I found that the dial for the choke has confusing
markings. Straight up and down is usually a full open choke. In this
case, a full right turn is a closed choke, up and down is half choke,
and all the way to the left is the open-choke, running position. Very
unusual. At first, from the markings, I thought left and right turns
closed the choke. It was functioning but not running smoothly in the up
and down position, could smell lots of unburned gas and the fuel
consumption seemed very high. On this model there appears to be no air
filter and it would take a lot of disassembly to actually see the choke
blade in the carburetor. I decided to experiment with the full left
position and that cured the problem--smooth running and no smell of
unburned gas from an over-rich mix due to the choke being half closed.

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Subject: Snowblower engine needs choke to run smoothly
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 06:36:12 -0800 (PST)
From:
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
References:

My old yellow & green 21" Yardman that I inherited was getting
so bad it actually ran strongest with choke closed(full choke)!
And even then for only 5-10 minutes at a time before it would
not stay running at all and then I'd have to finish the driveway
the old fashion way.

Local small engine shop threw everything they could at it,
still would not stay running, and the only way to start it, in
any temperature, was via the electrical outlet start.

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Please note that pwrpath's text appeared NOWHERE
in the post that I was replying.

Do be more careful, please.

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