perhaps 2 ways.

if carb has a drain plug or disconnect fuel line that is connected to carb. anyways that is how i do it after siphoning as much as i can from tank.

 

Or remove the fuel bowl from the carburetor.

 

What am I missing?

Removing the gas tank, line, and carb and cleaning or replacing. I have seen this so bad that it was hard to get the gas cap off. It's like peanut brittle everywhere. I see more often than not sludge/crap/stickygoo from "double dosing" some fuel additive. Those little Tec 2 strokes will run crazy for years if kept clean. Imagine the differnece between your POS string trimmer you've run 100 hrs and the 30 year old tec 2 stroke snow blower run 30? hours. They were made well, the support pieces were made like congress.

 

On the CCR models the issue is the plastic shroud that blocks access to everything except the carb (usually a square opening to remove the bowl) you can do that with a drain pan underneath to catch the gas (remove the center bolt and bowl, you will more than likely need to clean the carb out completely anyway). If you want to better drain the tank you can remove the lower shroud and disconnect the fuel line at the carb, and totally drain the tank and flush it out with clean gas. I think these models (all the CCRs really) should have had a fuel shut off and an access panel in this bottom shroud since it's a pain to remove. You'll see what I mean when you get to it....

 

You can buy a siphon made for that purpose.Any auto parts stores will have them in stock.

 

A turkey baster with some fuel hose (if needed) on it will get rid of most of it by suck an pinch method. Then when you disassemble hose or bowl a small catch can is all you need.

 

I use an old boat outboard squeeze bulb with 1/4” hose hooked to it. I just drop the hose into any tank and place other end into a fuel can. Squeeze the bulb and fuel gets sucked out of tank right into fuel can!

Hec

 

Thank you all for your suggestions. As siphoning is an option, as well as removing the bowl, disconnecting the lines, etc. I was wondering why the gas did not flow out when turned to the side or upside down. What is holding the gas in the tank?

Unfortunately I am 700 miles away from the snow blower and the 50ish daughter has it. I am trying to resolve the issue remotely. 😁 I have ordered for her a siphon pump to deal with it. If that fails to resolve the issue, it will have to wait until summer. 😂

 

something doesn't seem right with that story. Turning it upside down will drain the tank, and most of the gas in the fuel line too. Maybe she got it mostly upside down? You'd probably have to lift the entire machine up and over, and shake it a bit, I don't think just pushing it frontwards till the handle hits would do it.

tx

 

something doesn't seem right with that story. Turning it upside down will drain the tank, and most of the gas in the fuel line too. Maybe she got it mostly upside down? You'd probably have to lift the entire machine up and over, and shake it a bit, I don't think just pushing it frontwards till the handle hits would do it.

tx

Exactly my point. Two people turned it upside down and shook it, only dripped out gas.

 

Water in there? I know next to nothing about s/b or any other small engines (that's why I'm a member here) but came across some thoughts that if water gets mixed in with old gas, jelly is the result and that may be why it can't be "poured" out?

Any idea what this jelly type substance is that plugged my carb?

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