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srooms27
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srooms27 asked in Home & GardenMaintenance & Repairs · 9 years ago

Toro Snowblower starts and then stops?

I fired my snowblower up for the first time 3 weeks ago. Started fine and I used it for about 2 hours. The next morning we had some more snow so I was planning on running it before work. I went out and primed it(3 times) and it started right up...but then quit within 5 seconds. Tried starting it again but to no avail. Went to work. All the snow melted the next day so I did not test it again until last weekend. Primed it and it started, then died after 5 seconds. Fuel line is open, choke is where it needs to be, smae thing. Fuel line closed...does the exact same thing. I do not have my model handy with me since I am at work right now but I did not know if anyone had any ideas? Oil looks good, fuel looks good. I tried to see if I put it in gear or started the snow grabber things and it stalls out at the same time. As a test I noticed the more I primed it the longer it ran(5 seconds more, maybe)...could it be no fuel is getting to the engine?

Thanks,

Rich

Update:

I do not know how to change the carbo so I went out and did some more tests. If I get it going(5 seconds) and it is about to die if I hit the primer it will kind of run good for 3 seconds. Hit again and it keeps going...until I stop hitting the primer and then it dies. The fuel line is open but does this seem to point to the fuel line more or no? I am not a mechanic by the way.

Update 2:

Also the blower was just purchased last summer and there was no gas in it to start. So I added fresh gas a month or so ago.

Update 3:

'99/'98 Toro 724

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  • American Party
    9 years ago
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    The first thing I would do is pull off the plug wire and check to see if the plug is fouled (gas/oil mix engines).

    You also have to realize that fuel will evaporate over a season of not being started, which will leave bad gas behind. If the plug looks good, I would drain the old fuel and refill it with fresh fuel. This can be messy and a huge pain, but go to your local auto parts store and tell them you need to drain gas out of a snowblower tank. They will sell you a cheap tool to suck the gas out. You may have to prime and start it a few times to get rid of any old fuel in the line.

    If it still won't start, it sounds like a repair shop visit is in order.

    Good luck.

  • renpen
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The carburetor needs cleaning. Something is blocking the main jet. Most likely gunk from old gas. You can fuss with it all you want but the end fix will be to clean the carburetor. Also make sure the fuel tank is clean and free of water. Water looks like small "blobs" on the bottom of the tank.

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