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crabby_bob
Joined: Dec 1, 2007
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Problem with Toro Power Clear stalling after a few minutes
Original Message Feb 4, 2011 8:38 pm |
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I'm looking for help diagnosing and correcting a problem I'm having with a Toro Power Clear snowblower. The unit has a Briggs and Straton 141CC two stroke engine that stalls out after a few minutes of run time. The problem started a few days ago and might be related to something I did a few days earlier.
The pull cord broke so I opened the unit and removed the recoil starter mechanism to fish out the remaining cord. There was enough cord left to start the motor with a short pull so I simply retied the it to the pull handle and reassembled the unit. Either I forgot to reconnect the tube running from the carburetor to the primer bulb, or it came loose while I was putting the "skins" back on. In any event the unit ran fine for several hours, maybe up to 4 hours afterwards, but it did on occasionally sound like it was about to run out gas. I didn't think much of that because when the unit is not under load the engine revs up and down a bit.
I put the unit away for a few hours then topped off the gas tank and started blowing snow again. After about 5 minutes the engine died and would not restart. Since my gas can was almost empty when I topped of the tank I suspected water might have gotten into the fuel line and frozen, so I put the unit in the cellar for a few hours to warm it up. A couple of hours later I pulled the cord and the unit started right up. A few minutes later it died so I returned it to the cellar, disconnected the fuel line and drained the carburetor bowel. That's when I noticed that the primer tube was not connected. I reconnected the fuel and primer lines and the motor started after a few pulls. It died a minute or so later.
I then drained all the fuel out of the tank and carburetor and put it fresh gas. That didn't fix the problem the motor still stalled after a few minutes.
I've dropped the carburetor bowl and it looks like the float is moving freely and am stumped as to how to proceed. Like I said, after it stalls I can get it restart it if I drain the bowl but it only runs for a minute.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, bob
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crabby_bob
Joined: Dec 1, 2007
Points: 3
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Re: Problem with Toro Power Clear stalling after a few minutes
Reply #2 Feb 5, 2011 6:26 pm |
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Thanks Borat. I loosened the gas cap and let the blower idle for 10 minutes, which was much longer than it had would idle previously. I then tightened the cap and let it idle for another 10 minutes. I haven't run it under a load yet but I'm hoping it was something like Ice or a little bit of dirt blocking an airway.
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