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Shryp
Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532
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Repainted My Blower
Original Message Jan 3, 2012 1:06 pm |
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borat
Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692
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Re: Repainted My Blower
Reply #12 Jan 6, 2012 1:30 pm |
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Good to hear the tip cleaners worked out for you. It's amazing what a little filing can do to improve jetting.
Last summer, I rescued an old Tecumseh Eager 1 from a scrap pile. It had been in there for around fifteen years. The guy who owned it put it there because it wouldn't start. He was old friend of mine and has since passed away.
I had some time on my hands so I decided to take a look at it. Other than being reluctant to start, it was in very good condition. Lots of compression, good spark and even the oil looked good. Not bad for fifteen years in a pile of trash. I zoned in on the carb first thing. Pulled if off, thoroughly cleaned it, put it back on and now it would fire but not stay running and it took several yanks on the cord to get it to run. Off with the carb, clean some more. Back on. No change. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I knew that I had opened every orifice and passage but the thing still wasn't right. Finally, I took a close look at the hollow bolt that holds the float bowl on. It's got two tiny holes on opposite sides of the bolt that feed fuel to the main jet. I could run a fine wire through the holes and could see light through them so they appeared alright. Nonetheless, I deducted that the problem was insufficient fuel flow so I took out the tip cleaner and reamed the two little holes out. Put it back together and it fired on the second pull and ran flawlessly. I suspect that over the years, the orifices were restricted by varnish build up sufficiently enough to upset fuel supply.
Sometimes when you think everything is good and should work but doesn't, it's time to review the theory, understand cause and effect and move on to more drastic measures. Nothing goofy mind you, but something like a jet reaming may be necessary. I very seldom have had to do it. Most carbs will work well after a thorough cleaning. Obviously, some need a bit more attention.
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Repainted My Blower
Reply #16 Jan 7, 2012 7:16 am |
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Too bad we don't have any snow to put all these nice machines to use. Another 2 months or so and we'll all have to wait til next fall/winter to do any kind of snowblowing....
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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Dudester
Location: Lachute Quebec.
Joined: Jan 12, 2012
Points: 5
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Re: Repainted My Blower
Reply #19 Jan 12, 2012 6:30 pm |
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Do you have to dismantle the whole snowblower to do a paint job like that ? I'd love to be able to spruce up my old Noma Signauture series which is 18 years old. Any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Shryp
Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532
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Re: Repainted My Blower
Reply #20 Jan 12, 2012 7:02 pm |
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Do you have to dismantle the whole snowblower to do a paint job like that ? I'd love to be able to spruce up my old Noma Signauture series which is 18 years old. Any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks It helps. I had the bottom cover, engine, handles, dash, controls, augers, impeller, rims, tires and axle off as well as the front bucket separated from the back. I left the friction drive, sprocket and jackshaft in the drive unit though.
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