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!

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.