Im just wondering if it is normal/usual to have to adjust the carb after replacing the head gasket?
I know there could be other reasons, but for the sake of argument lets say the only thing touched was the head gasket, will that throw off the carb settings?
Prior to the head gasket the machine was running perfectly. Started 1st pull with choke set to 3rd position, after a minute or two turn choke completely off and it ran great. Due to no snow last winter i decided to take the snowblower completely apart piece by piece, clean every nut and bolt then put it back together. Its an Ariens 1971 Sno thro with Tecumseh HS70 engine. The only thing I did to the engine was remove the head and replace the gasket, remove and repaint the heater box and pull start cover. I didnt even remove the carb or muffler. When i was done i didnt bother starting it because i figured the longer i waited the better it is for the epoxy paint I used to dry. Now its months later start of winter again.
I wheeled it outside from the semi-heated basement where it always kept, put a little gas in the tank and it started 1st pull with the choke in the 3rd position, i let it warm and go to turn the choke down and it stalls. It just keeps doing this. If I leave the choke in the 3rd position the engine runs good, in high and in low. As soon as i try to put the choke up or down it stalls.
I just pulled the carb off and im going to take it apart and clean it. I did this previously when I first got the machine and it ran horrible so im fairly familiar with this carb. My thinking is totally clean it to rule out any clogs or sticking float, reset the carb to factory settings and start over. Looks like the original Tecumseh carb, last time i installed the rebuilt kit so those parts should still be good. The engine probably has around 2hrs on it since I rebuilt the carb, we hardly got snow here.
Im not ruling out bad gas, I had stored it with the tank drained and ran the carb dry but today I used gas from a container that I have had for a few months but i do have seafoam mixed in. i always add seafoam in my gas containers when I fill them. My lawn mower was running perfectly also with this same gas, but never know. I just completely drained the gas I had put in and will get new gas later tonight when im out.
I know there could be other reasons, but for the sake of argument lets say the only thing touched was the head gasket, will that throw off the carb settings?
Prior to the head gasket the machine was running perfectly. Started 1st pull with choke set to 3rd position, after a minute or two turn choke completely off and it ran great. Due to no snow last winter i decided to take the snowblower completely apart piece by piece, clean every nut and bolt then put it back together. Its an Ariens 1971 Sno thro with Tecumseh HS70 engine. The only thing I did to the engine was remove the head and replace the gasket, remove and repaint the heater box and pull start cover. I didnt even remove the carb or muffler. When i was done i didnt bother starting it because i figured the longer i waited the better it is for the epoxy paint I used to dry. Now its months later start of winter again.
I wheeled it outside from the semi-heated basement where it always kept, put a little gas in the tank and it started 1st pull with the choke in the 3rd position, i let it warm and go to turn the choke down and it stalls. It just keeps doing this. If I leave the choke in the 3rd position the engine runs good, in high and in low. As soon as i try to put the choke up or down it stalls.
I just pulled the carb off and im going to take it apart and clean it. I did this previously when I first got the machine and it ran horrible so im fairly familiar with this carb. My thinking is totally clean it to rule out any clogs or sticking float, reset the carb to factory settings and start over. Looks like the original Tecumseh carb, last time i installed the rebuilt kit so those parts should still be good. The engine probably has around 2hrs on it since I rebuilt the carb, we hardly got snow here.
Im not ruling out bad gas, I had stored it with the tank drained and ran the carb dry but today I used gas from a container that I have had for a few months but i do have seafoam mixed in. i always add seafoam in my gas containers when I fill them. My lawn mower was running perfectly also with this same gas, but never know. I just completely drained the gas I had put in and will get new gas later tonight when im out.
