Snowblower 10-hp TEC engine Dies Under Load Original Message Dec 7, 2010 11:14 am
I have an older 15 plus years Craftsman snowblower with a TEC 10-hp engine. The engine starts in 1-pull and runs great until it hits snow and the engine sputters a bit and dies. I checked all of the linkages everything moves free. Is the carb shot or ??
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Re: Snowblower 10-hp TEC engine Dies Under Load Reply #2 Dec 7, 2010 12:58 pm
Will it run with the choke open a little ? If so the machine is telling you that it is being starved for gas. The carb could need replacement if its really dirty, or it may just need to be washed out and blown out with some carb cleaner and an an air hose. These little engines are fairly simple hows the spark plug look grey is proper balck is too rich and needs air. Air cleaner replacement may help, but usually the dirts already where it shouldn't be. The carb is almost ceratinly the problem. Has the machine been kept clean and covered when stored for the off season? If not dirt can easily get into the air filterless acrb of a snowblower.
