My snowblower is not running

Ouch! I know how you feel when the snowthrower won't start. Does it feel like it's the end of the world?! :tears: Have you change the oil yet? Does your thrower have 'cold start'? I do add stab-il in gas.. or Marvel Mystery Oil in both gas and oil.
 
Where in the manual stating that owner MUST test their snow blower?

mld4ds said:
The owners must test thier snow blowers late summer/early fall. If they are over two or three years old, must change the oil and gas.....

If you don't, look what happened to webexplorer and DoofusMama.....
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Who says you can't get 4x4?
Once you get 4x4, you will love it and understand!

The hard truth is, 4x4 do NOT always get you around. They do better job, BUT the tires has its limitation and many of 4x4 owners going over their limitation, what a dork!
What I found out is the mixture of 4x4 and true 4 wheel Anti-lock brake it outperform any of vehicles without 4 wheel ABS!

webexplorer said:
Some of you guys are bratting about your 4x4 plower. :pissed:
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i'm glad my snowblower have electric starter... no need to pull to start the blower.
 
diehardbiker65 said:
Where in the manual stating that owner MUST test their snow blower?
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You do not need to look for your owner's auto manual if your car sits in the garage for a few years....

Come on...use your common senses...
 
Well you shoud have said "Should test" Rather than "MUST TEST". wink!

mld4ds said:
You do not need to look for your owner's auto manual if your car sits in the garage for a few years....

Come on...use your common senses...
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Yea, guess what? I finally start to drain the old oil from my snow thrower and reconnected the gas line and filled with gas. Will fill with fresh oil and start it. I think there won't be problem starting because I have always drained out gas then run it until runs out of gas just to make sure gas is OUT of carb.

mld4ds said:
You are right....
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Hey, my snow thrower fired up without any problem whatsover.

Here is tip for snow thrower owners:

When prepare them for summer storage it is best to drain the gas from the gas tank and once the gas tank is empty then run your thrower and let them run until they are running out of gas. This is to guarantee that there won't be any gas leftover in the carburator. There are "Gas cup" that holds about one ounce of gas in there with needle in there. That is where you would want to empty them out. Check the spark plug to see if any discoloration occurs then you would know there is problem and it is good time to have them service during summer time instead of waiting after first blast of winter storm to find out. However if the electrode of spark plug is nice orange/brownish color then you know it has been running with charm. Tuck it away until fall. When fall arrives, drain the oil. Why not drain oil in spring time? It is NOT good idea because when drain oil, you lose rust inhibitor and that the crankshaft can rust and that is a BIG NO NO NO! Also, other good reason is that when moisture builts up in crankcase the oil absorb them (I know it sounds strange) and that is why the oil needs to be changed in the fall. When fall arrive, just drain the oil and fill up and reconnect the gas line and fill up the gas tank. Then you SHOULD be able to start them without any hitches.

Gas Stab-lizer is ok, it was intended for the storage of gas to extend the life of gasoline up to 1 year. But in reality, it is cheaper to drain gasoline completely and throw leftovers into lawn mower and that is what I have been doing.

Doing this proper preparation every spring/fall, I can guarantee your snow thrower will last 10 years before needing any service!
 
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR now you're telling me that. Darn it. No one told me that before. My snowblower is not running so now I gotta run across the street and ask the guy to help me to fix the darn thing. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR :pissed:

Yea yea yea I got 4x4 truck. :D It sure get me around.

Just got back from my neighbor's house and he will check it out on Sunday. Yay I hope he will fix it.
 
Are you sure nobody is telling ya?

Did you flunk reading the owner's manual, eh?

Pomeranian said:
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR now you're telling me that. Darn it. No one told me that before. My snowblower is not running so now I gotta run across the street and ask the guy to help me to fix the darn thing. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR :pissed:

Yea yea yea I got 4x4 truck. :D It sure get me around.
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diehardbiker65 said:
Are you sure nobody is telling ya?

Did you flunk reading the owner's manual, eh?
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LOL It didnt come with the manual cuz the guy I brought it from threw it away. So I just got the print out yesterday and havent had a chance to read it. Thanks for the head up.
 
webexplorer said:
This is a motor issue problem.

My father has a MTD 20" Snow thrower Model 262. I replaced the spark plug and use ether can spray for the plug (and the motor in the spark plug hole) . It works only last a few seconds because of the ether. So, I checked the carb carburetor, and it does not have bowl drain - just seal or cover the whole cab. I have not tried to unscrew the cab because it is so cold outside for me to fix it. I asked him if he put some fresh gas/oil in it before he started it, he said yes. What should I next?
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take carb in garage and take bottom off, and check to see if pin is connected to floater.
 
Since our snowblower having problems.. We took it to shop.. said that its going to be expensive to fix.. (which labor cost too).. we thought its not worth it cuz of value verse labor cost are even.. So... we planned to junk it.. but my son (11) said.. no bring back home and leave in the shed.. he would like to learn how to fix.. thats good start for him since he can fix lawn mowers.. :)

so we wont get snowblower till next year lol..
hehe..

shoveling is good exercise.. :P but nice of neighbor came with 4 wheeler with plow.. to plowed the left over at end of driveway that the snow plower came by .. left us almost foot high and 4 ft wide of snow pile.. cuz our driveway are huge than this neighbor.. :mad:
hehe
 
Growing up on a small farm in southern Minnesota, my Dad used to take our lawn mowers, snow-throwers and other small engines down the basement and take them all apart and do whatever was necessary to keep them in top running condition. Our lawn mowers, etc lasted like forever, lol.

Preventative maintenance is the name of that game!
 
Tousi said:
Growing up on a small farm in southern Minnesota, my Dad used to take our lawn mowers, snow-throwers and other small engines down the basement and take them all apart and do whatever was necessary to keep them in top running condition. Our lawn mowers, etc lasted like forever, lol.

Preventative maintenance is the name of that game!
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Lucky that you have a farm. It gives you a lot of roomy to fix anything. You know what I mean.
 
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