rob711

turned out the carb was loose..tightened the screw and it runs mint!!  i'm never that lucky..that was great.  i noticed that there is a guide/ pin that looks like its supposed to keep the drive belt from popping off when there is no load on it. its held in place by a bolt that goes into the case of the motor..well thats striped..i'm thinking i'll have to get a helicoil kit to propery fix that..but its still owes me nothing..then i thought jb weld and try put get the bolt back in..we'll see

living on long island we got about 2' of snow for me to try my 75 dollar snowblower. never having owned a snow blower it worked pretty well.  It started easily but seemed to run a little rough. I'm going to get a new sparkplug, but i'm thinking its a carb issue. i read somewhere that these carbs are a pain to clean. I just went and got this number off the motor 143 746 062 ser 4325d. i also noticed that there was a lot of oil on the frame from the crancase vent. i think its pretty old so some blowby might be expected, ichecked the oil and it was on the low side. any ideas, should i try to clean the carb, any tips on that would be helpful.

thanks, rob

i just got an old craftsman 7hp 27inch..not sure how old it is but it has wheels where the skid plates are on modern machines..they are just steel discs..this is my 1st snowblower so i cant comment on how they work yet..although i think i might have to lower them because my driveway is in a bad way and changing shear pins does not seem like a good time! i've seen other older machines with these same wheels on them..i'd think they would be less likley to wear away..but being u dont see them anymore leads me to believe there is a reason they went away.

rob

there was nothing specific i needed the manual for i just like to have them when and or if i need to take something apart..this is the first snowblower i've ever had so i'm not sure what to expect..like i said everything seems to be working well but i find u never truly know untill u acually need the machine to be working 100%..(learned that from outboard boat motors...the hard way!!)...i am curious as to how old the machine is though..the previous owner said in heavy snow it will throw the auger belt sometimes..he also said he changed the belts before...depending on which pulley it throws it from i was thinking of making a aluminum guard and mounting it close to the big pully on the bottom of the machine..that way if it tried to pop off hopefully it would stop it...but i'll have to wait till i get some snow before i really start messing with it...being i just got this machine and looking forward to using it, i'm pretty sure i'll get a snowless winter here on long island..thanks for the replys though.

rob

hey thanks, borat..i'll have to take a look at that..anyone know where i can get a owners manual for this machine..all of those on line owners manual sites say they have it but once i type in my info it cant be located..the # works on the sears website but almost all the parts are no longer availible..how old could this machine be..it runs fine but i'm wondering if the engine has points!! i believe its a 7hp techumseh