9hp craftsman snow thrower carb

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Anyone familiar with adjusting carb.? it seems to be getting too much fuel, backfireing pretty bad. I didn't see any ajustment screws on the body, just one spring loaded on bowl. When you push it fuel leaks out. never seen one like this before.. Happy New Year everyone!!
 
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A lot of the newer carbs have fixed jets & are non-adjustable. An EPA thing. Are you sure the choke is fully open?
 
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Hi..The spring loaded one on the carb bowl is to drain fuel from carb..It has nothing to do with running or adjusting..Just a easy way to drain carb. Backfireing and running to rich has many reasons.Bad fuel,worn points,loose or worn throttle shaft in carb.. I would first make sure the fuel is good, then replace the points, (depending on engine,may be under flywheel,)usually the condenser is ok but many people change it anyway checking for loose throttle shaft is easy,,see if it wiggles a lot..there are kits to repair it.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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How old is this snowblower?
If it is newer, like mentioned, there may be no adjustments.
What motor is on this snowblower? is it the basic tecumseh that so many snowblowers have?
Has this problem just started? or is this the first time using the machine this season after sitting all summer?

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thanks for the replies, It's 2 years old and has been a nightmare since day one. we brought one back and this is the second one we had. The backfiring has been from day one(it's my brother's machine, so I really did not know how bad it ran until this year) I had to replace the friction wheel to get it to move.
It is a tecumseh engine, the choke is working OK, I guess the points will be the next step. thanks...
 
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It could be that the carb needs to be removed, torn down, soaked in solution and rebuilt. If there has been even the slightest dirt or varnish in the carb, that could cause it to run poorly. Todays gasoline seems very poor to start with. Since it is so new, the jets probably are not adjustable. I would doubt it was in the ignition also since it is so new. We have seen some of these newer carbs do the same thing, and normally they just replace the carb because they can't be adjusted. But, I'd try soaking the carb in solvent, after removing the bowl, float, and any gaskets/orings etc. If that doesn't do the trick, you could check for strong spark. There is a tester that goes inbetween the spark plug and the wire that shows the spark in a tube, and that would tell you if you had an ignition problem. Again, sounds like a fuel problem to me though.
Is there any chance there is water in the gas? Have you taken the bowl off the bottom of the carb and looked at that?
 
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Thanks Dutch445, He said he ran the tank dry last spring so the gas is new, I'll try to drain the tank and pull the carb off and clean it. But it will have to wait , they are calling for 5-10 inches tomorrow so as long as it's running now it will have to do.
 
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You are better off not running the tanks dry in your seasonal equipment. Use Store-All in the gas.
 
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Ow ...Its time to take that to Mr. Haneys shop .
 
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ah...thanks for your professional opinion Ebb.... I'll call you in the morning after I get my trailer inspected.
 

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