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It does not fall into one of these recalled engines does it?

http://www.tecumseh.com/TecumsehRecall_112502.pdf

"Doug" wrote in message
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Update: I got the cover off and started it up. It runs fine at first, but
had to play with the choke to keep it going. It will run ok after it's
kept
going with the right choke setting, except for some popping out of the
exaust. I noticed a few things:

o In a previous post, I mentioned that gas comes out of the carb area when
using the primer. I find that the gas comes out of the air intake (correct
term??) after about 5 pushes. This may be normal, but I don't see it
mentioned in the manual.

o One time, the engine, just sitting there idling, the idle would start to
increase and decrease, and then the engine stalls. If I prime the carb
again, it starts again on the first pull. While it was stalling I quickly
adjusted the choke to see if it would make a difference. No difference at
all. Almost as if the carb was not getting any air (not the case) or the
carb wasn't getting any gas. Just like I turned off the key.

o I notice that if I run the engine at full throttle, it runs a lot
rougher
(pops out of the exhaust) than if I were to run it something a little
slower
than full. With the right choke adj at a slower RPM, the engine seems to
run
ok (less popping). So, this may be my fix for now, but shouldn't be this
way.

o According the Tecumseh owner's manual, there's a bowl drain at the
bottom
of the bowl. I notice this collects small amounts of gas as it's running.
Could it be leaking air into the carb?

Let me ask this. To clean the bowl, do I just need to remove the nut at
the
bottom of the bowl to remove it? I'd also like to try to set the carb
settings to, I believe, 1 1/2 turns, but I have no clue where the screws
are. I see one that looks like it has a grey cap on it.

Thanks again!

Doug

"Doug" wrote in message
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Bought a new snow thrower last year, and have had this problem since day
one.

The engine is a Tecumseh HMSK 80-110 on a Troy Bilt Storm snow thrower.
It
starts just fine, but pops out of the exhaust as it's running. Then at
times, it will run very rough, with the idle going up and down, then
stall. I find that if I play with the choke, I can usually keep it from
stalling.

So, it looks like some kind of gas flow problem or maybe a timing
problem.
I plan on replacing the spark plug, but have no clue if there are any
adjustments I can make on the carb (or how to get the cover off! This is
a
Troy Bilt Thrower).

If responding to me directly, please take out "REMOVE" from my e-mail
address.

Thanks!
Doug