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Default WHY DOESN'T MY SNOWBLOWER BLOW SNOW

On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:53:29 -0700, % wrote:

On 2019-01-13 11:21 a.m., Rod Speed wrote:


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On 2019-01-13 9:54 a.m., trader_4 wrote:
On Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 11:02:32 AM UTC-5, % wrote:
On 2019-01-13 6:50 a.m., trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 3:32:11 PM UTC-5, % wrote:
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it used to toss snow 20 or 30 feet ,
now it's maybe 5 feet , the auger turns ,
the impaler goes but still it doesn't blow snow

Is there sufficient snow available and being fed in?* If there is only
a couple inches and the machine is moving slowly, snow won't get
thrown
very far because there isn't enough volume to propel it.* With mine
if I try to do just a couple inches at low forward speed, the snow
just dribbles out the chute or goes a few feet.

it's at least 12 inches of snow and when i give it gas , it stalls in
the deep stuff

But at full speed, if you go slow, it stays at full speed, but only
blows it a few feet?* I presume it's not real heavy, wet snow either?


no , it's dry fluffy snow and yes what you said is what it does ,
and if i gear up to 3 or 4 when i get into the snow , it stalls ,
i have to be ready for the stall and stop and just let it idle ,
and it catches up with itself again


Normally that means its not getting enough fuel.



yea , i think i'm in for a lesson in carburetors

Buy some "sea foam" and put it in the gas - then run it for a while
.. If jets are restricted this usually does a good job of clearing them
ouit. Also use ethanol free gas to help prevent problems. Here in
Canada that usually means premium. I use ONLY shell premium in my
small engines.