Hi,
I picked up a MTD snow blower that has a 5HP Tecumseh engine (HSSK50). I bought the snow blower second hand about 3 months ago. It seemed to run ok then.
About 2 weeks I gave it a test run and noticed that the engine didn't run for more than a couple of seconds. It would fire up, then run for a few seconds and then slowly die. It sounded like it was starved for fuel and only running off the fuel from the priming.
After doing some research online I figured that the carb was gummed with the old fuel that it had been in there for months. I replaced the carb with a new 640084A one, changed the oil and drained the old fuel. Tonight I just tried it again and I have exactly the same problem.
Any suggestions what to try next?
Thanks,
Tim.
