Another project, slightly odd

Needle valve stuck. Hit the carb with the handle of a screw driver or similar instrument.

bought a carb rebuild kit today. 13$ with tax. Maybe rebuild tomorrow.

This will be my first carb rebuild. oh dear

Well, have fun getting it running, and let it sit because once you do you won't get any snow

I took my snow blower in for service in Nov. and I just used it once last week.

CarKid1989 wrote: bought a carb rebuild kit today. 13$ with tax. Maybe rebuild tomorrow. This will be my first carb rebuild. oh dear

I rebuilt the carb on my similar ariens. Never did it before. Just followed an exploded view. Ran great. Much easier than I thought.

Joey

just make sure at the end of winter:

carb cleaned and rebuilt. not running yet though but working on it

not runing on its own. only starts on starter fluid. Seems to be flooding out quick but no amount of adjust the bowl/ side adjustment will remedy it.

If it's flooding, the float is likely sunk or the needle is jammed open.

Shawn

We have had an Ariens for the last 12 years or so. Ashamed to admit that it's never been serviced, but it certainly doesn't seem to need to be.

This summer I plan to give it a real nice once over.

After sitting out side all year (covered up and sta-biled) i brought it inside today to get it going for this season.

Last time i updated it we got it running but no snow so i put it on the back burner for the time being.

Adjust the clutch and cleaned it up some.

Gotta adjust the slack in the drive chains still. But, i tried the procedure they recomend and it was a no go...gotta do more diggin around.

Of course though, since i got it going that means there will be no snow this winter right....

patgizz wrote:

Woody wrote: I don't know how well versed in snow blowers you are, but check to make sure that the shear pins haven't been replaced by regular bolts. Shear pins will save you lots of money and aggravation in the future.

i picked one up for free that ran great but wouldnt throw snow because the shear pins were sheared. 1/4" bolts fit perfect. 7 or 8 years later i never chewed anything up.

got tired of the fragile shear bolts. Been running 1/4' bolts myself, with no problems.

Woody wrote:

patgizz wrote:

Woody wrote: I don't know how well versed in snow blowers you are, but check to make sure that the shear pins haven't been replaced by regular bolts. Shear pins will save you lots of money and aggravation in the future.

i picked one up for free that ran great but wouldnt throw snow because the shear pins were sheared. 1/4" bolts fit perfect. 7 or 8 years later i never chewed anything up.

But...if you happen to come across a stray rock or an especially solid chunk of ice, you'll break the auger shaft in half or destroy the gearbox. I bought one in that condition last year, rebuilt the gearbox, welded the shaft and sold it. I think a package of shear bolts is about $4 at Lowes. They're worth it. I also found one at the dump this summer. At first I was going to grab it for the horizontal shaft engine, but then I discovered that it was nearly complete. I added fresh gas, a new plug and it started on the first pull. I had to make a crank for the snow schute because it was the one part I neglected to grab off the pile, but I ended up selling it for $250 a month or so later. I couldn't believe that someone would actually throw one out after last winter, but I'm guessing that he just said "berkeley it" and moved to Florida.

Nah, the belt will just slip.

spnx wrote: You must live somewhere warm. All snow blowers around here have block heaters, since it's often -40 in the winter.

This is why 2 stokes kick ass.

my snowblower has been sitting in my dad's barn since i got a plow for my truck.