More fun. Yesterday I went to use my machine and :
- The chute deflector is frozen. This is nothing new, it's always frozen when I go to use the machine
but thaws out after a few minutes (I thoroughly oiled the deflector cable when I first got the machine).
- No traction at all. Put the blower in first, engage the drive, nothing. Just sits there. Put it in reverse,
same thing. After a while (and whatever frost is being thawed off the drive plate) traction slowly
returns to normal.
- But, before any of this, I start the engine and it immediately starts over-revving. I managed to get
the engine speed back down by putting full choke with the throttle barely open. Turn the machine
off, play with the governor (which luckily you can get at without removing anything) until it loosens
up. Restart and everything is fine. Suffice it to say that if my wife had started it the engine would
now be toast.
Another point against Ariens, I'd say. It looks like they intend for their machines to remain nice and cozy
in a heated location between uses. They should have written this in the user's manual.
Paul P
