snow blower not getting enough gas

[ROBERT F]

Black goo is from the rubber hoses breaking down. My personal preference on engines that dont get operated very often is to have a needle and seat in the fuel system that is metal on metal seal. dont have to worry about float sticking/ needle or seat breaking down.

 

[Deere10]

The new Eathenol fuel will destroy the gas lines if they are rubber

 

[mjbrown]

pull the carb, take the bowl off, removes the float and needle thingy, pull out the jets, and soak everything in some seafoam. blow out the jets, blow down all the parts and reassemble the carb. for the jets, screw them all the way in til they seat...do not over tighten, just finger tight. now back each one out 1.5 turn counterclockwise. this should get you in the ballpark. the carb is gummed up and needs to be cleaned, just went though it on my snoblower.

mike

 

[chrisasst]

Don't know how old the machine is but the first thing to check would be the rubber fuel lines. Just replaced some on a friends snow blower last week. If they feel greasy or have obvious leak these should be replaced. Just shut the fuel off ,estimate the length you will need then remove or cut a piece of hose off and bring it to a auto parts or hardware store and size it up. Purchase a few extra feet,you never know when you will need some more on another piece of equipment.

you are correct. we pulled the carb and currently have it soaking. To be determined