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Sears/Murray snowblower - Accessing spark plug on Briggs&Stratton engine
I have a two year old Sears Craftsman (Murray) snow blower with a 7.5 HP
Briggs and Stratton OHV engine. The instructions tell you how to remove the "snow hood," which is fairly obvious, and what the spark gap should be. However it doesn't give any hints for actually getting at the spark plug. The spark plug is at an angle underneath the snow hood, behind the carburetor. The rubber wire boot has a rubber extension to pull off. I've pulled it as hard as a I dare (it stretches as you pull), but I can't get it off. Unfortunately you just can't get your hands in there because the spark plug isn't directly under the snow hood access and the carburetor is in the way. Does anyone have any advice for removing the rubber boot on these engines? Another question, the engine seems to run better with one click of choke. The unit has had so little use (it's only used for at most 45 minutes for a snow storm, and we only have had so many of those) that I'm surprised by that, usually needing choke is caused by junk build-up in the carb. Since it is a snow blower, there is no air filter and I always use STA-BIL in my gasoline. I'm not looking forward to getting at the carburetor. Thanks! |
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