Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I have an older Ariens blower I received for free. It wouldn't start so I took the carb off and found old gas had gummed it up. I bought a rebuild kit to start with but have never done this before. Where can I get photos of the carb and some details on what to remove and replace? I looked on the Ariens website and found I can't download the manuals there....must be too old. Would the library have a good book that would help?

How can I determine what year this blower is from? The model # is 922024. The engine # is HS50-67008A.

Any help appreciated!

Go to the Ariens site here and click on the Parts Radar button. You can then put in you model number and some illustrated parts lists will be available. It also looks like you can order parts through them. The window that comes up has a bunch of "buttons" on the top with "Universal" symbols so that nobody will know what they do but you might be able to get a print out if you experiment you might find something interesting. I wasn't able to find a downloadable owner's manual but it just might be a matter of looking around some more.

You could also try contacting their tech support. If you are lucky with the older models they may not put them online until they have a query.

Well I put the carb back in and added a fuel shut off and filter. I got fuel to the carb and then saw the bowl leaking. It was coming from the drain on the bottom. I took the bowl off and saw a defect in the metal next to the drain screw. I will have to take it back for a new one.....just my luck as it was a new bowl.

I was able to get the fuel to slow to a drip, drip and gave a pull on the start cord. Nothing after several pulls. I checked the plug and it is getting spark. I don't smell gas on the plug or in the cylinder though. Any suggestions on what to try next? I turned both screws on the carb all the way in and then backed them off 1.5 turns out.

I also found the bottom of the on/off keyed switch broken. The wires are attached to a small "circuit like board" under the key assembly. This "board" came off and won't reattach. Would this cause the motor to not start....making it think it's in the off position? I don't think this is the case as there is spark to the plug but any other opinions?

Thanks in advance.

I believe the ignition switch simply shorts out the spark plug when the key is out. When the plastic key goes in it interupts the circuit shorting out the plug. Since you are getting spark that means the electrical system is probably OK. You could try a couple of drops of gas through spark plug hole, reinstall the plug and crank it over to see if it catches.

I think you are on the right track with the carburetor.