Snow blower not running right

mp3deviant721 · 12-25-2011, 11:05 AM

I have a snow blower that ain't running right. After it gets warm, it will idle fine. But when you try to run the auger, the engine quits. The engine seems to start okay and idle okay. It's just when the engine is warm and when a load is applied. As I don't know much about carb'ed engines in general I am utterly confused. Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys.

JC 97 · 12-25-2011, 11:55 AM

I would clean the carb.They are pretty basic.Put fresh gas in it too.

badmts · 12-25-2011, 12:00 PM

you can turn an old DISHWASHER into a cool SNOW BLOWER just get HER a new SNOW SHOVEL !

**Mark_88** · 12-25-2011, 07:58 PM

I gas one that would die out like that too...was going to take it to a small engine repair shop but they were backlogged...so I took the cowl cover off and as I was doing that a bolt fell into my hand...it was from the exhaust tube...put it back and the snowblower worked perfect...

These motors need backpressure...so check for loose bolts et al...they vibrate themselves to pieces...

Oh...and change the oil...must be done every 25 hours or they blow up...

mp3deviant721 · 12-25-2011, 09:47 PM

I forgot to add that it's a 2 stroke, don't have to worry about changing oil but I will check for loose parts though.

I do have to change the symptoms though, the thing stalls when warm, even when idling. I was fiddling around with it before and it kept stalling no matter what position the choke was in.

martin · 12-25-2011, 10:14 PM

Check that the muffler is not plugged with carbon. Carbs are often a problem with two strokes, especially if it has one of them pump type carbs, ie. no float.

85_Ranger4x4 · 12-26-2011, 12:45 AM

Some two strokes have a screen on the muffler for a spark arrestor that plugs up and snuffs out the engine. Kinda weird to worry about that moving snow though.

Gaskets and the diaphram in the carburator can dry out in storage. There should be numbers on the carb you can look up and get a kit for. An ultrasonic cleaner and carb cleaner will go a long ways to clean up the carb.

The ultrasonic cleaner also works wonders on gun parts and jewelry too

fyre82 · 12-26-2011, 12:44 PM

Clean the plug, fresh gas, not full tank, some sea foam or mystery oil.
Keeping it running is the trick if you don't want to bugger with the carb.

I have a generator that hadn't been run in, oh 10 years. The gas was rotten, smelled horrible. I drained it, sprayed some carb cleaner in the carb, got it to run on that then new gas with sea foam, been great since. I also treat with mystery oil to save the gas. It does work, but that is another story . . .

Heh Heh
Happy Holidaze

scotts90ranger · 12-26-2011, 01:59 PM

Either the muffler is plugged or the high speed jet in the carb is plugged, if it starts and runs the low speed jet is fine. My bet would be on the carb being dirty. Being a snow blower it's probably a float carb like a lawnmower, should be pretty straight forward

LIMA BEAN · 12-26-2011, 10:19 PM

Move to Hawaii, problem solved.

If it was fine when you parked it last year I would guess bad gas/gummed up carb.

mp3deviant721 · 12-27-2011, 09:08 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll have to try something here soon when I get some time off.

12-25-2011, 11:05 AM	#1
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JC 97 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Year: 1997 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Class: 2wd Street Used For: summer/fall vacation use,hauling wood,hunting,D.D. Posts: 340 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	I would clean the carb.They are pretty basic.Put fresh gas in it too. __________________ I am invisible
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badmts Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lakewood Wa. Year: 1994 Make: Mazda Model: B4000 Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: wasting money,gas and internet bandwidth Posts: 778 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	you can turn an old DISHWASHER into a cool SNOW BLOWER just get HER a new SNOW SHOVEL ! __________________ Front & Rear winches,Custom Bumpers,Complete bed lined exterior,4.56 gears,LOCKED front&rear,CB and TRS sticker!
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Mark_88 Einstein I'm NOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Uxbridge, Ontario Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Multi-year Ranger Engine: 2.3 Carbureted Class: 2wd Used For: Space travel Posts: 13,431 Rep Power: 76 iTrader: (0)	I gas one that would die out like that too...was going to take it to a small engine repair shop but they were backlogged...so I took the cowl cover off and as I was doing that a bolt fell into my hand...it was from the exhaust tube...put it back and the snowblower worked perfect... These motors need backpressure...so check for loose bolts et al...they vibrate themselves to pieces... Oh...and change the oil...must be done every 25 hours or they blow up... __________________ Rome and my Ranger were not built in a day...
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mp3deviant721 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eau Claire, WI Year: 1995 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3l of fury Class: 2WD Used For: DD and mall crawlinz Posts: 2,298 Rep Power: 15 iTrader: (1)	I forgot to add that it's a 2 stroke, don't have to worry about changing oil but I will check for loose parts though. I do have to change the symptoms though, the thing stalls when warm, even when idling. I was fiddling around with it before and it kept stalling no matter what position the choke was in. __________________ 1995 XLT 2wd, 2.3, M5OD-R1 1993 XLT 2wd, 4.0, M5OD-R1 1991 XLT 4wd, 2.9, FM146 See my build thread
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12-25-2011, 10:14 PM	#6
martin Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: St Bruno, Quebec Year: 1984 1991 Make: ford Model: b2 explorer Posts: 2,778 Rep Power: 20 iTrader: (0)	Check that the muffler is not plugged with carbon. Carbs are often a problem with two strokes, especially if it has one of them pump type carbs, ie. no float.
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85_Ranger4x4 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Between Omaha & Des Moines Year: 1985 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 5.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: A weapon of massive consumption. Posts: 11,197 Rep Power: 51 iTrader: (0)	Some two strokes have a screen on the muffler for a spark arrestor that plugs up and snuffs out the engine. Kinda weird to worry about that moving snow though. Gaskets and the diaphram in the carburator can dry out in storage. There should be numbers on the carb you can look up and get a kit for. An ultrasonic cleaner and carb cleaner will go a long ways to clean up the carb. The ultrasonic cleaner also works wonders on gun parts and jewelry too __________________ 1985 Ford Ranger Custom, 4x4, PA 3" BL, 5.0 HO wannabe, C5 Transmixer, 31 spline T/L 8.8 w/ disc brakes. Build Thread My Ranger is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine truck: weatherly, stiff and fast... very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime.
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fyre82 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Almanor, Ca. Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Custom Ranger Super Cab Engine: 2.9 Class: 4x4 Used For: everything Posts: 576 Rep Power: 13 iTrader: (5)	Clean the plug, fresh gas, not full tank, some sea foam or mystery oil. Keeping it running is the trick if you don't want to bugger with the carb. I have a generator that hadn't been run in, oh 10 years. The gas was rotten, smelled horrible. I drained it, sprayed some carb cleaner in the carb, got it to run on that then new gas with sea foam, been great since. I also treat with mystery oil to save the gas. It does work, but that is another story . . . Heh Heh Happy Holidaze __________________ The memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime . . . http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2534007 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2868105
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scotts90ranger Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Salem Oregon Year: 1990 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Turbo Class: 4x4 Used For: holding down the driveway Posts: 2,648 Rep Power: 32 iTrader: (1)	Either the muffler is plugged or the high speed jet in the carb is plugged, if it starts and runs the low speed jet is fine. My bet would be on the carb being dirty. Being a snow blower it's probably a float carb like a lawnmower, should be pretty straight forward __________________ converted to 4x4, turbo'd the 2.3, 6" lift with 35's and 5.13 gears! Send e-mail instead of PM, box full...
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LIMA BEAN Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ALASKA Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger SXY Class: 4X4 Used For: Doing dirty deed's dirt cheap. Posts: 3,487 Rep Power: 38 iTrader: (0)	Move to Hawaii, problem solved. If it was fine when you parked it last year I would guess bad gas/gummed up carb. __________________ 88 Ranger http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2459246 "You have come to take our evil black guns? heh heh be right with ya there mister."
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12-27-2011, 09:08 PM	#11
mp3deviant721 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eau Claire, WI Year: 1995 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3l of fury Class: 2WD Used For: DD and mall crawlinz Posts: 2,298 Rep Power: 15 iTrader: (1)	Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll have to try something here soon when I get some time off. __________________ 1995 XLT 2wd, 2.3, M5OD-R1 1993 XLT 2wd, 4.0, M5OD-R1 1991 XLT 4wd, 2.9, FM146 See my build thread
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