Snowblowers

2 Responses to “I have a 4hp mastercraft snowblower. I’m pretty sure I have some debris lodged in my carb.Can it be blown out?”

1. kbmoose1 Says:
   November 25th, 2007 at 2:39 am

   You might try just draining the gas tank first (I usually turn the thing upside down in my driveway), adding a little fuel back in, and starting it. Almost always works.

   If that doesn’t work, drain the fuel tank, then spray it out with a can of Dust Remover (find it in the computer department at Walmart, Best Buy, etc).

   Then do the same with the gas line.

   I always run my tank dry at the end of the season to get avoid this (the debris often comes from chemicals in the gas changing into solids with age). But I have some elderly neighbors who don’t, and have trouble with their gas powered lawn mowers and snowblowers every year.

   Good Luck

2. renpen Says:
   November 25th, 2007 at 2:42 pm

   No, that won’t work. I you have debris in the carb you should remove the carb, disassemble it and clean it properly with a good solvent. Reassemble using a rebuild kit. While your doing that you should make sure that the fuel tank and lines are clean also. Than get a funnel with a screen in it.