I am doing end of season maintenance and planned to drain the fuel and do an oil change. After I do the oil change and have new oil in the blower is there any reason to run the blower at all? Or can I just put in the clean oil and let that sit until next season? I ask bc I am planning on...

How available is non-ethanol gasoline in your State, Country, Province, jurisdiction? I'm in Central NJ along the Delaware River, just north of Philadelphia, ships bringing gasoline to the terminals here. If we have it, I don't know where it is. I believe gasoline with 85/15 ethanol is required...

Ariens 926102 I opened up the bottom, and confirmed that the ratchet and clutch gears are operating correctly, so I don't think the cable tension is the problem. There is a lot of rust on the axle and gears (see attached pics), so I suspect that the inner axle is stuck to the outer axle even...

Hi, I have a Yard Man snow blower with a Tecumseh HM80 engine. It always starts in the first or second pull, but I have noticed a gradual decrease in power over the years. Today I did some checks. Compression is only 30, but that is due to compression release. The valve lash on the intake is...