OT: Repairing Sears Snow Blower (Tecumseh)

I noticed the fuel cap says 40:1 gas & oil.

I used the gas I mixed for my weed whacker. I cannot remember the mixture. Could I have too much oil in it??

Lannie

Had almost Identical probs with a Sthil brushcutter. the shop said it was fuel overload and leaned it right down, the vibration had caused the mix screw to wind out too far. The manual said get it checked after every 10 hours use, this happened after about 80 hours during the gorse season.

works great now.

rhys

I don't think it has a screw in it. If I'm staring at the back of the carb, looking at the choke flap, there is a opening on the left side. It's a hole with nothign in it. Does that mean the screw is GONE?

Lannie

I've forwarded your query to a chap whos rebuilt a Tecumsh powered snowblower.

Hopefully he'll reply, I just found him a few minutes ago via Google. lol

rhys

"Lannie" wrote

True single performance tuned exhaust, high-capacity heads and high-compression pistons? Sixty over with custom porting, stiff reeds and a K&N filter?

~KJ~

Nah,

not rebuilt as in normal operation => Massively Tim Taylorised rather rebuilt as in Not operating => normal operation

rhys

:-)~

~KJ~

You're a member of the taylor cult are ya?

MORE POWER!! UGH UGH UGH !!!!!

I want to remove the snow, not the slab under the snow!! :)

Lannie

Why they never made oggers with clutches rather than sheer pins I'll never know... I have a dirt driveway and chew up at least 4 (usually 2 per snow storm, first 2 storms) a year AT LEAST!

~KJ~

if they're like tucumseh mower engines, it's cuz the dealer gets $50 a pop to change sheer pins and clutches would last too long... (took me 2 sheer pins before i found out that i could buy them at OSH in a 4 pack)

Mine has to actually run first before I can break sheer pins. :)

See!! there is an up side to every occasion....

Dale P..........

drill out the hole and use a Grade 5 bolt

the bigger the better

i just put a k&n on my mower... now, it takes out trees and curbs without hurting the sheer pin.. *g*

did you use high-strength bolts to hold the exhaust on it ?

Keep the shear pins in. They are there to protect the auger gearbox. Brass gears inside the auger gearbox. A fist full of shears is way cheaper and easier to do than the gearbox. Drop the shoes down on dirt, ya ain't scraping down a dirt drive with a blower.

what exhaust? this is a Real Man mower...

You have a good relationship with your Audiologist?

rhys

"mac davis" wrote

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