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abrown751977


Joined: Dec 14, 2007
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Ariens 924 Snowblower - 8HP with Red Exhaust
Original Message   Dec 14, 2007 6:58 pm
I have an old Ariens snowblower that I am having some trouble with. Initially, I was not able to start the snowblower. So I pulled the spark plug and put a shot of starter fluid in the cylinder. The Engine fired right up, but died quickly. So I repeated this. Again it fired and died. I determined that no gas was getting to the engine so I tapped the carb float with a wrench because I thought it may have been sticking. Then, I put another short of starting fluid in the engine and it fired right up.

So I have the snowblower running, but the exhaust is getting very hot. After a few minutes the exhaust began to turn red. Also, when I rev up the engine I am getiing a short burst of flame once and a while. This is only at high throttle. I assume the problem is within the carb, but I did not want to mess with this without asking someone.

Any ideas?

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dickizinia


Joined: Mar 29, 2007
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Re: Ariens 924 Snowblower - 8HP with Red Exhaust
Reply #4   Dec 14, 2007 9:21 pm
Black plug. Its rich enough. OK - then you either have LOW compression or late ignition timing.....DI
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