Checked the points and filed the contacts to assure good electrical contact and verified gap at .018. Took off the coil and sanded both the coil and the magnet to a shiny finish and set air gap at .008. Put everything back together and tried starting, it flooded the spark plug for a no start. Remember I drove it to the main garage to work on it. Changed spark plug and it fired up and ran fine. One thing I never did all the years I have owned it was to turn off the gas when I finished using it, I think I will now shut it off, then turn it on when I am ready to start it to see if it keeps it from flooding. If that doesn't fix the flooding then a carb kit will have to be installed. I also torqued the head bolts to the proper specs.
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Yes, use the fuel shut off. Leaving it on when not running is begging for seepage. The 'gravity feed' is much like a low pressure pump serving the carb.
I looked at a coworker's snowblower for symptoms of smoking heavily and not running smoothly. On startup it blew smoke like an industrial fog machine and oil spurted from the breather valve. We shut down & pulled out the oil stick. I didn't need to wipe it and check level. The stuff ran like water and smelled of fresh fuel.
Someone had borrowed Clay's blower and neither of them had shut off the fuel when it was returned. "Drain & refill the oil and be sure the valve is closed when you park it." Any time there's a fuel shutoff provided OEM we run this risk beyond just wetting sparkplugs. jon (80vette)
I looked at a coworker's snowblower for symptoms of smoking heavily and not running smoothly. On startup it blew smoke like an industrial fog machine and oil spurted from the breather valve. We shut down & pulled out the oil stick. I didn't need to wipe it and check level. The stuff ran like water and smelled of fresh fuel.
Someone had borrowed Clay's blower and neither of them had shut off the fuel when it was returned. "Drain & refill the oil and be sure the valve is closed when you park it." Any time there's a fuel shutoff provided OEM we run this risk beyond just wetting sparkplugs. jon (80vette)
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I always try to shut the fuel off and let them run until they stop. Then shut the ignition off.
When going to start up, I always turn on the fuel first and go about things (put on ear muffs, etc.) before starting since it takes a few moments to refill the carb.
When going to start up, I always turn on the fuel first and go about things (put on ear muffs, etc.) before starting since it takes a few moments to refill the carb.