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Posted by Jim on January 20, 2008, 7:22 am
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:44:35 -0500, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
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>>I have a 10 year old snow thrower that uses the Tecumseh Snow King
>>series engine. Having difficulty getting it to run smoothly.
>>
>>Wish to start by ensuring the mixture screws are set properly. Old rule
>>of thumb used to be close all the way then back of one and a half turns.
>>Is that still true with the Snow King engines?
>
> After checking settings, replacing sparkplug & spraying cleaner- don't
> waste your money on a rebuild kit. Chances are it will be about
> $50-60 from Pat's small engines plus
> http://www.psep.biz/store/tecumseh_carburetor_parts.htm for a new carb.
>
> I thought mine was an anomaly because, without touching an adjustment
> screw, I gave a quick pull on the starter and it started up. I've
> talked to several others now that had the same experience. 30 yr old
> Bolens that now runs like/better than a brand new machine.
>
> Jim
A contributing factor was the centrifugal advance was sticking.
Unfortunately I had already messed up the carb settings before I had
invested in a new can of WD-40.
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