Just wanted to thank you - 8 years later and you're still saving people money! lol, you just saved me $220!!! people are charging half the price of my machine to fix it and it's 1 year old... idiots... I fixed it in 5 minutes watching your video and I know nothing about engines! So thank you again, you rock!!!
Thank goodness for guys like yourself. Have a Husqvarna 208cc snowblower that wouldn't start. Was ready to haul it in to a small engine shop and probably fork over $100+, but instead I watched this short video, bought some carb cleaner for $8, spent about 20 minutes in the garage, and it started first pull. Thank you!
Stephen Phillips I have the same model as you but I completely removed/disassembled and poked out all of the build up in the jet and other holes. Fired up first time. Runs like a watch. Feels good doesn’t it ?
I just want to say you totally ROCK!! Thank God for TH-cam and guys like you. I have the same exact snowblower to Ariens sno-tek. What a great snowblower this is. I've had it for sometime now I want to say 10 years and it just finally started acting up. Thanks to your video I know exactly what I've got to do to get my snowtech back up in Tip-Top shape. Thank you again and you are deeply appreciated!
Hey, wanted to drop a line to let you know you helped me out big time. Grandfather stored snowblower over off season with gas...thought clogged carberator might be the culprit; but wasn't sure easiest and best way to go about taking this thing apart and cleaning it. Got 'er up and running this evening thanks to your video. Years laters, your video is still helping people. Good on you. Thanks.
Great video - that was extremely helpful. After I'd turned off the fuel shut-off valve, removed the drain screw on the carburetor bowl and let it drain, and undone the carburetor bowl mounting screw / taken off the bowl, I found it easier to see what I was doing by tilting the snow-blower forward onto the front of the auger housing (service position).
I have a Briggs and Stratton snowblower. Three years old and less than 4 hours on it. I was all excited about the snow we just got. I just shoveled around the snowblower. Thanks for the quick fix. The #80 jet was clogged. Ready for the next storm.
Thank you for this video and showing clear view of the underside of the carb. I was able to clean some residue on the bowl and my husqvarna started. I just did this today and i have a big storm, 11 inches of snow in the forecast
I wish that I had watched this prior to all of the shoveling that my son and I did this season. This video helped me get past concerns about working on carburetors. Good Job!
YES!!!! After 3 hours trying to get it going yesterday, replacing spark plug, just dumping the old fuel in the carburetor did it. Sir your are AWESOME. Thank you
Great video. Carb clogged over the summer and the first gas of the season all leaked out of the bowl. Dismantled as shown and was not shy with the carb cleaner spray. Good tip to clean the screwdriver too. Assembled, gassed up and she ran smooth after 6 pulls : )My leaked changed from a gush to occasional drip. Replacing the gaskets on the bowl screw and bowl top should fix that. Was able to move 24" of New Jersey snow out of an 80' driveway (8" at a time) with my single stage 179cc toy. My family, back and butt are grateful!
Your technique was perfect. You didn’t put the blower in the “Service Position” so no gas leaked. You do not have to remove the carb as some of the experts said. The proof is in the pudding. Success & great job! Thanks for posting. You saved a lot of guys money!
I have a Poulan Pro snowblower that failed to start after moving from CO to MO, figured I'd never need it but got 8" of snow. Our engines were the same or at least the carb was. Followed your cleaning instructions and my Poulan fired right up. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video, specifically showing disassembly instructions and how it works. I had a primer line crack as the problem, however this video gave me confidence that I can disassemble the carburetor and more importantly put it together. Everything worked after the line fix and I avoided dragging the machine to a shop, so thanks a lot for that. 👍
Thanks great video. My Ariens machine would not start. Using your tips I was able to clean my carb and get the machine to start right up! Made my Saturday much better!!!
Thank you for the time you took to post this video! I was unable to start my snow blower for the past two weeks after sitting dormant since last season. Thanks to your video and your tips, this beast now purrs like a kitten. Awesome job.
I was about to send my snow blower out for repair, even though I knew I would eventually be able to figure out how to fix it myself. ScareCorp Gears, Thanks for the inspiration. Fixed and running great!
great video I had a snowblower for several years but today is the 1st time it didn't start I followed all your steps and it worked started rite up ....big snow tomorrow here in NYC....I am ready
Thank you! My snow blower wouldn't stay running so I checked out your video. Got some carb cleaner pulled the carburetor bowl and float out, sprayed it and it runs great. Thanks man!
Thanks for making this video. I got a Sno-Tek 26" from a friend who moved to the South. Couldn't get it started. Watched your video and cleaned the carburetor. (I used Berryman B-12. Added to the gas tank, too.) It started on the first pull. Thanks!
Thanks. I'm in Minnesota, not Canada, but still helpful! Nice job on covering the steps in the video, including the closeups. Appreciate the time you spent on this.
Awesome. Great video and similar layout to my husqavarna. Just got mine running again and purring like a lion! Thanks dude. You just saved me 175 in a maintenance!
Good video. I have the same snowblower,i tried everything but still couldn't get it to stop surging.So what I ended up doing was drill a little bigger hole in the low fuel jet.It's a plastic jet tucked under the black plastic idle screw.Runs like a charm after I did this.I believe it is a design flaw.Thanks for the video
Great video! Just like to point out one little correction. The two bolts on the bottom of the carb bowel : the centre is a mounting bolt; the one on the protruding boss is for draining the bowel, not adjustment.
Thank you! After watching this video, I was confident enough to tackle the job of cleaning the carburetor on my snow thrower. I must have done something right because it runs very smoothly now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for showing a bit how it looks under there. Mine is surging bad and I'm figuring I'm going to have to do a cleaning, hopefully not a replacement. FWIW, I realize this is a old video and maybe someone commented on it before, but as far as I know the key, at the 12 min mark, doesnt 'connect' the wires, it separates the contacts they're connected to. Pulling the key out allows the contacts to touch and ground out the motor. Therefore, if you lose the key, connecting the wires will just ground out the motor and keep it from starting. You will need to push something inside the key way, like a stiff cable tie, to separate the contacts to get it to run. You could pull off just one of the leads, but the only way then to shut off the motor will be to either pull off the spark plug wire, shut off the fuel supply (clamp the line if you dont have a shut off valve), or wait for it to run out of gas.
Thanks for the video - was very useful. Mine is 28" craftsman snow king electric start. I used carb cleaner and added to the gas tank half a bottle of fuel-injector/carb-cleaner (can get at autozone/walmart). On the carburator bottom nut, the built in hole was clogged; sprayed carb cleaner thru it. Also kept the gas cap slightly loose for any vapor block to clear-up. Was able to start-up after doing this.
Thank you very much for this video.was ready to tear the shroud off my sister in law snowblower an put a new carb on it. Doing the same thing. This more than likely will save me time an a carburetor.
Thanks a lot! Your 2.5 yr old video continues to help.I bought a new Ariens snow blower last year. Had trouble starting and running from the start. Took dozens of pulls. This year no start at all.I stumbled across your video after searching for my particular engine so must be the Same or similar to this...I did not know where the carb even was much less yo u could clean it it without total dissambly.Your video was great...I went out and duplicated what you did ri th the away at 1 am last night for this mornings storm. It worked perfectly!The blower started with not even a full pull and ran perfectly! Thanks!
Just wanted to let you know that you helped another person out. Just got done and this worked perfectly. Definitely saved me some money. Thanks for doing the video.
I'm just about to attempt this as well as I was a bad boy and forgot to empty the gas out of my snowblower at the end of the season. Amateur... Anyways, I'll report back once I pick up some carb cleaner and gas stabilizer for my fresh tank of gas. Thanks for this video. I've been trying to figure out how to do this.
Thanks for the video! Great instructions. My Snowthrower starts up and runs for a minute and then quits. I'm going to clean the carb and let you know whether that fixes the problem. I have done this with other gas powered equipment due my negligence in emptying the gas after each winter... now I am paying the price! Lesson learned: run it dry after the last snow.
Thanks for the tips, on how to get your snowblower running smoothly. So i guess im out to get a new spark plug and a can of carburetor cleaner.....🙏lets hope this all i need......
Great video!! I had the same problem with my machine. Watch the video and made the repairs. Runs like new. Thank You for sharing your expert knowledge. Thanks again and stay warm. Regards Bill
Thank you, subscribed. New project for me, yaaay! (need it like a hole in the head but tired of bringing in for repair, would rather do it myself to learn).
I googled SnoTek carburetor clean as my 26" would not start - I thought I had winterized by draining, running the engine dry and adding some ethanol fuel stabilizer just for good measure, but neglected to drain and cleanout the carb. I watched your video, although minor differences on the 26" from your 24", had carb cleaner, air, walked it through carefully like you said, then put it all back together and the sucker started right up and is purring like a kitten. THANKS.
I have a Ariens compact 24 I bought used for $300. The person only used it a couple times. The electric start wouldn't work. I took the starter apart and found moisture had worked its way inside the stator and rusted it up and seized it. For the hell of it I took it apart and gently sanded it clean (mostly) with fine sand paper. Put it back together and it now works. A $175 dollar savings on that. On to the carburetor. The engine was surging. When I took it apart it was actually pretty clean through the needle. I cleaned it out with carb cleaner. However I did notice that the O-ring for the cup had white corrosion built up on it ( pay particular attention to that). My best guess is poor assembly from the manufacturer. The O-ring wasn't seated properly causing outside atmosphere to works its way through the O-ring into the cup. The small amount of murky gas inside was an indication of it. Im pretty sure this snowblower was surging since day one or shortly after. Everything is back together now and running great. I used a small amount of Parker Super O-lube to coat the O-ring. I'm a little hesitant about that. But if it causes issues then cleaning the carb again is a simple process.
You are da man bro. Don’t know much about snow blower and my didn’t seem to start I follow your step on how to clean the carburetor and whabam it works. Thanks well definitely watch more of your vids if I have any other issue with things. Keep it up
I have the same machine. It worked fine the last storm. However today it was very hard to start and when I got it running, it did alright for a couple of passes and then quit. Then all i could do was start it and it would shut off within a minute or so. Not happy I had to break out the shovel. I will have to give this a try. What is the purpose of the 2 screws in the bowl? Most carbs usually have just the one. Thanks for posting the video
For what it's worth I have 2 MTDs one 24 and 1 10 years old when new i put small inline fuel filters on both and have used Sta Bil in fuel with never a problem,and i don't drain the fuel i top it off to prevent condensation, you cause more problems running them dry, even going against alot of manufacturers recommendations to run dry and mine start right up every winter here in PA. and this is with 10% alcohol gas.Also I have used Mobile 1 in both since new and in all equipment mowers , tractors etc.I consider it cheap insurance and change oil once a year in everything.
They mean run it completely dry from the tank as well. Than leave the cap off in the sun an hour to fully dry it. Also when you run the engine dry, you have to do it a good 5 times and keep hitting the primer to get every last drop, finally drop the bowl nut drain or drop the bowl and get every last drop out. If you do that their is no fuel left to go bad.
I had the carb rebuilt but once I figured how to install the carb with the gaskets in the right order, it leaks gas right out the primer bulb while it’s running. Like it’s getting more gas than it needs. Is that a float issue and shouldn’t that have been solved with the new kit the shop installed? What should I check for?
Thank you so much . I'll try and see if this works out for me by cleaning out my carburator .You see last year i was trying to start it but had no luck maybe if i clean it out it'll start .
The key is keeping the kill switch open, when it s out it grounds out the spark to the plug. If you tip the blower up on its front auger, you can work on the carb easier.
what position should the choke be in to start it?should it be turned all the way to the left to start or all the way to the right.and how do you stop the snow blower the right way?
I have a storm 2410 troy built snow blower won't start sat for 3 years brand new never bin run can't get it to start can you give me some tips to get it started thanks
i like your video my auger dont start it only about one year and a half i check for spark i was thinkinking about spaying starting fluild what you think
I never seen anybody do things the hard way you could’ve stuck that thing on the Service position and take the dog on carburetor parts off besides you’re only asking for more trouble when you take shortcuts
Thanks for The Video. My New Briggs & Strator Snow Blower, was starting & working fine last time i switched off in May, but now cannot start it, even by electrical start, wonder, if carburetor needs cleaning? Kindly advice. Thanks.
I also add stabilizer in my machines during their “ dormant” stage.......... and bleed the carbs............. so far not a issue.......... leaving gas in bowl is asking for trouble......... proper maintenance and drainage will save a person headaches................👋✌️🇨🇦
i run a cap full of acetone in my blower it got rid of the spudder and not only that, I can do my driveway 3 times on one tank instead of just one and a half.. My dads snowblower was sputtering really bad, after the 2nd run with a cap full of acetone the blower ran like brand new..
Hey good video. I own ST 24 also. Just wondering why you didn't take that front plate off for complete access to the carb? It is only a few screws and real easy to remove.
HELP! :-) Great video with clear instructions and good camera work. But... What I need help with is removing the air filter in order to get to the top of the carburetor. At 3:33, is that the air filter at top center, the gray thing with the hole in the side of it? Is that just the cover (like a heat shield), and the filter is in a fist-shaped housing underneath it? If so, then I think I need to remove those 2 nuts that are holding down that strange, half-circle silver clamp or washer like thing. If that's correct so far, problem is those tabs that are turned up, right against the nuts, which prevent a socket from fitting over the nuts. First of all, if I remove those 2 nuts, will that get me to the top of the carburetor, so I can spray some starter fluid into the carburetor? And if so, am I supposed to bend those tabs down out of the way to be able to remove the nuts? Why is it like that? And if that's NOT the way to get to the open carburetor, can you refer me to a video that would show me what to do? I would love to get this thing started and running tonight, so that I can use it in the morning. Snow has been on the ground for days! Machine won't start, probably because I didn't drain the gas after last season AND failed to use fuel stabilizer. My big bad. THANKS!
No, didn't figure it out. What I was looking at is the muffler. The mystery is this: Them manual talks a lot about the AIR filter, even says it should be checked before every use. BUT not only can't I find an air filter, the authorized repair service tell me they've never ever seen an air filter on a snow blower. None of the 3 manuals says WHERE it is or HOW to check it (as we are instructed to do). So it remains a mystery.
I have a 24 inch grey body craftsman 19th with basically the same engine look/ style/ setup. Mine runs for 30 to 45 sec without hesitation than bam shuts down in a puff of white smoke. Should I do what u did in this video?
Take your carb right off and fully clean. Theres two jets to set that's the one on the bottom of the bowl and the other is on the top that's your air jet. Tighten them fully after cleaning and then turn them 1 1/8 turns it will start to run for you. If it starts to die out then turn the bottom jet an 1/8 of a turn at a time untill it runs steady. After it starts to run good throttle it down and set your air jet on top to make it idle nice.
Just wanted to thank you - 8 years later and you're still saving people money! lol, you just saved me $220!!! people are charging half the price of my machine to fix it and it's 1 year old... idiots... I fixed it in 5 minutes watching your video and I know nothing about engines! So thank you again, you rock!!!
Thank goodness for guys like yourself. Have a Husqvarna 208cc snowblower that wouldn't start. Was ready to haul it in to a small engine shop and probably fork over $100+, but instead I watched this short video, bought some carb cleaner for $8, spent about 20 minutes in the garage, and it started first pull. Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us. Cheers and happy plowing hehe.
I'm another equally satisfied viewer and diy fixer. Thank you, kind sir..
Stephen Phillips I have the same model as you but I completely removed/disassembled and poked out all of the build up in the jet and other holes. Fired up first time. Runs like a watch. Feels good doesn’t it ?
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I just want to say you totally ROCK!! Thank God for TH-cam and guys like you. I have the same exact snowblower to Ariens sno-tek. What a great snowblower this is. I've had it for sometime now I want to say 10 years and it just finally started acting up. Thanks to your video I know exactly what I've got to do to get my snowtech back up in Tip-Top shape. Thank you again and you are deeply appreciated!
Thanks for the video. Saved me having to bring my snow blower in. My Briggs and Stratton is again running perfect.
Hey, wanted to drop a line to let you know you helped me out big time. Grandfather stored snowblower over off season with gas...thought clogged carberator might be the culprit; but wasn't sure easiest and best way to go about taking this thing apart and cleaning it. Got 'er up and running this evening thanks to your video. Years laters, your video is still helping people. Good on you. Thanks.
Great video - that was extremely helpful.
After I'd turned off the fuel shut-off valve, removed the drain screw on the carburetor bowl and let it drain, and undone the carburetor bowl mounting screw / taken off the bowl, I found it easier to see what I was doing by tilting the snow-blower forward onto the front of the auger housing (service position).
I have a Briggs and Stratton snowblower.
Three years old and less than 4 hours on it. I was all excited about the snow we just got. I just shoveled around the snowblower.
Thanks for the quick fix. The #80 jet was clogged. Ready for the next storm.
Thank you for this video and showing clear view of the underside of the carb. I was able to clean some residue on the bowl and my husqvarna started. I just did this today and i have a big storm, 11 inches of snow in the forecast
I wish that I had watched this prior to all of the shoveling that my son and I did this season. This video helped me get past concerns about working on carburetors. Good Job!
Thank you for your video. I got my blower started & couldn't have done it without your help.
YES!!!! After 3 hours trying to get it going yesterday, replacing spark plug, just dumping the old fuel in the carburetor did it. Sir your are AWESOME. Thank you
Great video. Carb clogged over the summer and the first gas of the season all leaked out of the bowl. Dismantled as shown and was not shy with the carb cleaner spray. Good tip to clean the screwdriver too. Assembled, gassed up and she ran smooth after 6 pulls : )My leaked changed from a gush to occasional drip. Replacing the gaskets on the bowl screw and bowl top should fix that. Was able to move 24" of New Jersey snow out of an 80' driveway (8" at a time) with my single stage 179cc toy. My family, back and butt are grateful!
+Mark Ziekert Awesome glad it worked, yeah we heard you guys got a shit tone of snow in the east, stay safe.
Your technique was perfect. You didn’t put the blower in the “Service Position” so no gas
leaked. You do not have to remove the carb as some of the experts said. The proof is in the pudding. Success & great job! Thanks for posting. You saved a lot of guys money!
I have a Poulan Pro snowblower that failed to start after moving from CO to MO, figured I'd never need it but got 8" of snow. Our engines were the same or at least the carb was. Followed your cleaning instructions and my Poulan fired right up. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video, specifically showing disassembly instructions and how it works. I had a primer line crack as the problem, however this video gave me confidence that I can disassemble the carburetor and more importantly put it together. Everything worked after the line fix and I avoided dragging the machine to a shop, so thanks a lot for that. 👍
Thanks great video. My Ariens machine would not start. Using your tips I was able to clean my carb and get the machine to start right up! Made my Saturday much better!!!
Good Work! Great to hear and thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the time you took to post this video! I was unable to start my snow blower for the past two weeks after sitting dormant since last season. Thanks to your video and your tips, this beast now purrs like a kitten. Awesome job.
I was about to send my snow blower out for repair, even though I knew I would eventually be able to figure out how to fix it myself. ScareCorp Gears, Thanks for the inspiration. Fixed and running great!
Good for you, That's great. Thanks for sharing with us!
great video I had a snowblower for several years but today is the 1st time it didn't start I followed all your steps and it worked started rite up ....big snow tomorrow here in NYC....I am ready
+enrique henry great to hear cheers!
This video was a life saver! I had no idea what I was doing and this got my blower started. Thanks!
So glad it helped you out! Cheers happy plowing!
Thank you! My snow blower wouldn't stay running so I checked out your video. Got some carb cleaner pulled the carburetor bowl and float out, sprayed it and it runs great. Thanks man!
Thanks for making this video. I got a Sno-Tek 26" from a friend who moved to the South. Couldn't get it started. Watched your video and cleaned the carburetor. (I used Berryman B-12. Added to the gas tank, too.) It started on the first pull. Thanks!
Ah cool, thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I'm in Minnesota, not Canada, but still helpful! Nice job on covering the steps in the video, including the closeups. Appreciate the time you spent on this.
Great video, gives me the confidence to clean out my carburetor myself. Thanks man!!
Hey man, thanks a lot !!! I was sure I was screwed . You save me idk how much money and now I’m able to go out and make much more money . Thanks !
Very helpful video. It's exactly what I needed to clean the carb on my Ariens Deluxe 28 SHO that's surging. Thank You!!
Awesome. Great video and similar layout to my husqavarna. Just got mine running again and purring like a lion! Thanks dude. You just saved me 175 in a maintenance!
Good video. I have the same snowblower,i tried everything but still couldn't get it to stop surging.So what I ended up doing was drill a little bigger hole in the low fuel jet.It's a plastic jet tucked under the black plastic idle screw.Runs like a charm after I did this.I believe it is a design flaw.Thanks for the video
Thanks for sharing with us, in case someone else has this issue. Cheers!
Great video! Just like to point out one little correction. The two bolts on the bottom of the carb bowel : the centre is a mounting bolt; the one on the protruding boss is for draining the bowel, not adjustment.
Thanks for this. I've been putting this off way too long and your vid was just what I needed for the motivation. Keep up the great work!
+Mike Handy Thanks cheers!
Thank you!
After watching this video, I was confident enough to tackle the job of cleaning the carburetor on my snow thrower. I must have done something right because it runs very smoothly now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Great to hear that, happy plowing! we still have no snow here in the Prairies.
Thanks for showing a bit how it looks under there. Mine is surging bad and I'm figuring I'm going to have to do a cleaning, hopefully not a replacement.
FWIW, I realize this is a old video and maybe someone commented on it before, but as far as I know the key, at the 12 min mark, doesnt 'connect' the wires, it separates the contacts they're connected to. Pulling the key out allows the contacts to touch and ground out the motor. Therefore, if you lose the key, connecting the wires will just ground out the motor and keep it from starting. You will need to push something inside the key way, like a stiff cable tie, to separate the contacts to get it to run. You could pull off just one of the leads, but the only way then to shut off the motor will be to either pull off the spark plug wire, shut off the fuel supply (clamp the line if you dont have a shut off valve), or wait for it to run out of gas.
Thanks! Worked exactly like you showed and now my snowblower runs!
+Chris Knoll Awesome thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the video - was very useful. Mine is 28" craftsman snow king electric start. I used carb cleaner and added to the gas tank half a bottle of fuel-injector/carb-cleaner (can get at autozone/walmart). On the carburator bottom nut, the built in hole was clogged; sprayed carb cleaner thru it. Also kept the gas cap slightly loose for any vapor block to clear-up. Was able to start-up after doing this.
Glad to help, Thanks for comment!
Thank you very much for this video.was ready to tear the shroud off my sister in law snowblower an put a new carb on it. Doing the same thing. This more than likely will save me time an a carburetor.
Mine surges like that as well. I'm going to take a look following your video. Thank you!
Thanks! Made my snowblower run perfectly again. I will be ready for tomorrow's first serious snow (Montreal area)
+hipkick yeah i heard you guys had awesome weather out east! thanks for sharing!
Great video. Giving me a lot of confidence to get out and clean my own carb today. Thanks!
Thanks a lot! Your 2.5 yr old video continues to help.I bought a new Ariens snow blower last year. Had trouble starting and running from the start. Took dozens of pulls. This year no start at all.I stumbled across your video after searching for my particular engine so must be the Same or similar to this...I did not know where the carb even was much less yo u could clean it it without total dissambly.Your video was great...I went out and duplicated what you did ri th the away at 1 am last night for this mornings storm.
It worked perfectly!The blower started with not even a full pull and ran perfectly!
Thanks!
+NBSTL68 Wow, thanks for sharing your awesome story! Happy Plowing to ya!
Just wanted to let you know that you helped another person out. Just got done and this worked perfectly. Definitely saved me some money. Thanks for doing the video.
That's is great to hear. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome step by step instructions. I followed exact steps to get my snowblower fixed. Thanks!
I'm just about to attempt this as well as I was a bad boy and forgot to empty the gas out of my snowblower at the end of the season. Amateur... Anyways, I'll report back once I pick up some carb cleaner and gas stabilizer for my fresh tank of gas. Thanks for this video. I've been trying to figure out how to do this.
Thanks for the video! Just followed along on my Husqvarna ST-224 and now it's running like new again, no surging!
Great, thanks for sharing, cheers hopefully winter storms will be over soon lol
This helped me and saved the day. Thanks a ton.
Holy crap!!!! It actually worked!! Dude, you are the man for posting this video. 2023, just doing man shit over here😂
Thanks for the video. I had the same problem with my snowblower. Your fix worked like a charm!
Great to hear that!
Great video. Followed your guidance on my Husqvarna and it fired right up. Thanks!
+Robert Bottass Very Nice! Glad it worked for you. Thanks for sharing! Cheers
This is super helpful! Already profoundly appreciated! Thank you so much !
Thanks for the video! Great instructions. My Snowthrower starts up and runs for a minute and then quits. I'm going to clean the carb and let you know whether that fixes the problem. I have done this with other gas powered equipment due my negligence in emptying the gas after each winter... now I am paying the price! Lesson learned: run it dry after the last snow.
Yes let us know, fuel stabilizer is good for that as well if you are planning on storing for a while.
Thanks for the tips, on how to get your snowblower running smoothly. So i guess im out to get a new spark plug and a can of carburetor cleaner.....🙏lets hope this all i need......
Excellent video! Looks like it was pretty chilly when you made the video. Thanks for taking time out of your day!
Thank you for doing this! I think my snowblower has a gunked up Carburetor, thankfully it's March and not October.
Great video!! I had the same problem with my machine. Watch the video and made the repairs. Runs like new. Thank You for sharing your expert knowledge.
Thanks again and stay warm.
Regards
Bill
Thanks for the comment! glad to help.
Thank you, subscribed.
New project for me, yaaay! (need it like a hole in the head but tired of bringing in for repair, would rather do it myself to learn).
I googled SnoTek carburetor clean as my 26" would not start - I thought I had winterized by draining, running the engine dry and adding some ethanol fuel stabilizer just for good measure, but neglected to drain and cleanout the carb. I watched your video, although minor differences on the 26" from your 24", had carb cleaner, air, walked it through carefully like you said, then put it all back together and the sucker started right up and is purring like a kitten. THANKS.
Good work my friend, happy snow blowing!
Wonder if you could flip up the snow blower 90 degrees up so it would be easier to access the carburetor?
I have a Ariens compact 24 I bought used for $300. The person only used it a couple times. The electric start wouldn't work. I took the starter apart and found moisture had worked its way inside the stator and rusted it up and seized it. For the hell of it I took it apart and gently sanded it clean (mostly) with fine sand paper. Put it back together and it now works. A $175 dollar savings on that. On to the carburetor. The engine was surging. When I took it apart it was actually pretty clean through the needle. I cleaned it out with carb cleaner. However I did notice that the O-ring for the cup had white corrosion built up on it ( pay particular attention to that). My best guess is poor assembly from the manufacturer. The O-ring wasn't seated properly causing outside atmosphere to works its way through the O-ring into the cup. The small amount of murky gas inside was an indication of it. Im pretty sure this snowblower was surging since day one or shortly after. Everything is back together now and running great. I used a small amount of Parker Super O-lube to coat the O-ring. I'm a little hesitant about that. But if it causes issues then cleaning the carb again is a simple process.
You are da man bro. Don’t know much about snow blower and my didn’t seem to start I follow your step on how to clean the carburetor and whabam it works. Thanks well definitely watch more of your vids if I have any other issue with things. Keep it up
Great job my friend!! Gonna try this.
Thanks for posting this. My Sno-Tek is running exactly like this. I'll try this out.
Thanks for this video! Well done. I’m going to try and go clean mine now.
Thank you for the video....Everything works great now on my snowblower again.
+Rick V Great to hear! cheers!
I have the same machine. It worked fine the last storm. However today it was very hard to start and when I got it running, it did alright for a couple of passes and then quit. Then all i could do was start it and it would shut off within a minute or so. Not happy I had to break out the shovel. I will have to give this a try. What is the purpose of the 2 screws in the bowl? Most carbs usually have just the one. Thanks for posting the video
Is this a Briggs and Stratton Polar Force ?
Thanks, going to fix my snowblower now. Cheers
For what it's worth I have 2 MTDs one 24 and 1 10 years old when new i put small inline fuel filters on both and have used Sta Bil in fuel with never a problem,and i don't drain the fuel i top it off to prevent condensation, you cause more problems running them dry, even going against alot of manufacturers recommendations to run dry and mine start right up every winter here in PA. and this is with 10% alcohol gas.Also I have used Mobile 1 in both since new and in all equipment mowers , tractors etc.I consider it cheap insurance and change oil once a year in everything.
They mean run it completely dry from the tank as well. Than leave the cap off in the sun an hour to fully dry it. Also when you run the engine dry, you have to do it a good 5 times and keep hitting the primer to get every last drop, finally drop the bowl nut drain or drop the bowl and get every last drop out. If you do that their is no fuel left to go bad.
I had the carb rebuilt but once I figured how to install the carb with the gaskets in the right order, it leaks gas right out the primer bulb while it’s running. Like it’s getting more gas than it needs. Is that a float issue and shouldn’t that have been solved with the new kit the shop installed? What should I check for?
Great your video help me clean the carb and getting my ariens running like new .. thanks
+donald mcreynolds Thanks Cheers!
Thank you so much . I'll try and see if this works out for me by cleaning out my carburator .You see last year i was trying to start it but had no luck maybe if i clean it out it'll start .
Nice video. Helps with other recent types of snowblowers. Thank you!
akbaxb165 Thank you for COMMENT and talk to you again soon.
The key is keeping the kill switch open, when it s out it grounds out the spark to the plug.
If you tip the blower up on its front auger, you can work on the carb easier.
Lol, thats what I was going to say
thanks for the info, very informative and helpful
Thank you! I just did this and it started right away!
Awesome! yeah this fix seems to be helping people im glad, Thanks for the LIKE and SUB
I have the same snow blower but smaller and when i press the primer bulb gas leaks out, is it a broken or loose gas hose or is it the primer bulb?
Hey bro. May I ask do we need to drain all of fuel in the tank before cleaning the carburetor?. Thanks
what position should the choke be in to start it?should it be turned all the way to the left to start or all the way to the right.and how do you stop the snow blower the right way?
great job on your video! Fully showed what I needed.
+Gloria Fisher Great Thanks for the COMMENT!
I did this to my Ariens but it still won't stay running. Seems like its not getting gas??
Can I just spray the holes for the Jets by the choke butterfly ??? Thanks
I have a storm 2410 troy built snow blower won't start sat for 3 years brand new never bin run can't get it to start can you give me some tips to get it started thanks
Hi, the longer part of the "needle" is stuck up there and I don't know if you have a trick to pull it out.
Thanks for helping
You might just have to work it a little. let us know. TY
Neji Jedda I'm having that same problem right now. Did you eventually get it out? If so, how?
If it doesn't start, if you have electric starter push it to keep it cranking while giving it a nice priming
thxs for the how to; just had to do this same thing to mine and with the 80 some cms of snow we just got thx god it works now.
lol awesome! glad it worked, snow is now slowing down here.
On this model, for cold start, would I turn the chock dial towards right ( clock wise)?
is there a throttle adjustment on these machines, I can't find one . or does it just run wide open all the time.
i like your video
my auger dont start it only about one year and a half i check for spark i was thinkinking about spaying starting fluild what you think
Thank you. Very helpful.
I never seen anybody do things the hard way you could’ve stuck that thing on the Service position and take the dog on carburetor parts off besides you’re only asking for more trouble when you take shortcuts
Awesome. thanks buddy. I'll try this tomorrow. I got the same exact blower. where can i get a carb rebuild kit for that newer carb???
+tony Kari Might have to call the number on your manual see if there are any part dealers near you. let us know how you make out.
Thanks for The Video. My New Briggs & Strator Snow Blower, was starting & working fine last time i switched off in May, but now cannot start it, even by electrical start, wonder, if carburetor needs cleaning? Kindly advice. Thanks.
I also add stabilizer in my machines during their “ dormant” stage.......... and bleed the carbs............. so far not a issue.......... leaving gas in bowl is asking for trouble......... proper maintenance and drainage will save a person headaches................👋✌️🇨🇦
What are you unscrewing with the screwdriver? I don't see any screws when I look up at mine. Are you putting it in the hole that has the threads?
great video, I am not mechanical at all, and was able to do it. Can you do video on pulling the whole carb off and rebuilding?
i run a cap full of acetone in my blower it got rid of the spudder and not only that, I can do my driveway 3 times on one tank instead of just one and a half.. My dads snowblower was sputtering really bad, after the 2nd run with a cap full of acetone the blower ran like brand new..
correction, one cap per 1 full tank.
TJ L and no it hasn't eaten my plastic gas tank yet..
Hey good video. I own ST 24 also. Just wondering why you didn't take that front plate off for complete access to the carb? It is only a few screws and real easy to remove.
Can the primer elbow that is on the carb be taken offI can not prime the carb
HELP! :-) Great video with clear instructions and good camera work. But... What I need help with is removing the air filter in order to get to the top of the carburetor. At 3:33, is that the air filter at top center, the gray thing with the hole in the side of it? Is that just the cover (like a heat shield), and the filter is in a fist-shaped housing underneath it? If so, then I think I need to remove those 2 nuts that are holding down that strange, half-circle silver clamp or washer like thing.
If that's correct so far, problem is those tabs that are turned up, right against the nuts, which prevent a socket from fitting over the nuts. First of all, if I remove those 2 nuts, will that get me to the top of the carburetor, so I can spray some starter fluid into the carburetor? And if so, am I supposed to bend those tabs down out of the way to be able to remove the nuts? Why is it like that? And if that's NOT the way to get to the open carburetor, can you refer me to a video that would show me what to do?
I would love to get this thing started and running tonight, so that I can use it in the morning. Snow has been on the ground for days! Machine won't start, probably because I didn't drain the gas after last season AND failed to use fuel stabilizer. My big bad.
THANKS!
Sorry I didnt see this till today, hope you figured it out, let us know.
No, didn't figure it out. What I was looking at is the muffler. The mystery is this: Them manual talks a lot about the AIR filter, even says it should be checked before every use. BUT not only can't I find an air filter, the authorized repair service tell me they've never ever seen an air filter on a snow blower. None of the 3 manuals says WHERE it is or HOW to check it (as we are instructed to do). So it remains a mystery.
I think your service repair guy is right.Most snowblowers don't have an air filter.
worked for me.my snow blower would only run w/the choke on. Cost was $5 for carb. cleaner.Only had to pull the float bowl......GREAT.
I have a 24 inch grey body craftsman 19th with basically the same engine look/ style/ setup. Mine runs for 30 to 45 sec without hesitation than bam shuts down in a puff of white smoke. Should I do what u did in this video?
Take your carb right off and fully clean. Theres two jets to set that's the one on the bottom of the bowl and the other is on the top that's your air jet. Tighten them fully after cleaning and then turn them 1 1/8 turns it will start to run for you. If it starts to die out then turn the bottom jet an 1/8 of a turn at a time untill it runs steady. After it starts to run good throttle it down and set your air jet on top to make it idle nice.