Cleaning the Carburetor on a Toro Snow Blower 

Glad I could help! If your snowblower doesn't like to run without choke, the engine is running lean meaning it's not getting enough fuel. I would check to make sure that the main jet is completely clean and the carburetor is making a good seal against the engine where it mounts (check the gasket for any rips or replace it)

im watching it now, got spark, no bueno for start. Hopefully it works but it looks like that is the culprit :) i'll follow up with a comment

Thank you, I will have to get some for the future

Thank you! I would have, however it was late by the time I was finished and didn't want to annoy the neghbors. Next time I will include this

Glad I could help!

I did the same, instead of taking off entire cab, I removed bottom bolt and metal small cover, drained gas, then remove nut & long pin, cleaned them. It worked again.

I added seafoam to my fuel. I cleaned my carburetor for the first time and it’s still surging a bit. Do you think seafoam will fix my surging over time?

@@voltvolt-t6g Some carburetors have an idle jet under the black plastic idle screw. If yours is one of those carburetors make sure you take it out and clean the tiny hole in the jet. If you have done that already and also cleaned the main jet and emulsion tube and you still have surging, be sure you don't have a vacuum leak due to a bad gasket. According to Sea Foam, you can mix it as strong as 50/50 for extra cleaning of the carburetor. Make sure your fuel is fresh fuel when mixing with Sea Foam for best results. To answer your question if Sea Foam will fix your surging over time? It should, as long as your surging is not due to a vacuum leak. Some replace the carburetor with an aftermarket one. I have had mixed results with aftermarket carburetors. Some good, some not so good. Wish you the best with your surging carburetor.

@@russellmaddock3492 I most definitely missed the idle jet. Thanks for your help!

The engine is a Toro 1300 snow series

Just remove the spark plug, attach the plug wire and set it on the machine so that the metal threads on the spark plug are touching metal on the engine. That way its grounded. Then, use the electric starter or pull cord to crank the engine over and look for a spark inside the gap at the end of the spark plug. Let me know if you have any more questions!

Try fresh fuel first, if that doesn't fix it then this definitely should

I would make sure your jets and everything are in properly, and also make sure the gasket where the carb meets the engine is in tact and making a good seal

I don't what size it was but I'd recommend you go get a pack of good quality screwdrivers with all the different sizes

Sounds to me like it may be the carburetor

@@everythingmechanical_yt Carburetor clean was the fix! Even though when I took it out it looked pretty clean I still sprayed down everything you did with the carb cleaner and started right up. The pull start for some reason isn’t working. But the electric is so unsure what that could be

When the winter is over, you should always winterize your equipment. This means draining all the fuel out of the fuel tank and carburetor, or even just running it out of gas. If your machine has a fuel shutoff you can add fuel stabilizer, then turn the fuel off and run the machine out of gas. Your machine should just use regular gas but if you can find it, ethanol free fuel wont go bad and will prevent any of these issues going forward. You also shouldn't need to winterize it if your using entanol free fuel

Sounds like you need to clean the carb, just follow the steps in the video and you should be good to go

Thanks

Glad I could help!

Glad I could help!

How do you check whether the spark plug is sparking? This was not shown

It definitely could be. Also make sure the choke isn't on

Glad I could help!

On some models you can adjust the idol but it could be anything from a dirty carb to a vacuum leak. I would try and see if you can adjust the idol then go through the carb and reinstall with new gaskets

@@everythingmechanical_yt well the idle screw seems to have a cap over it. Sealing it from adjustment I’m guessing. Do you bother to remove this or is the main jet cleaning enough. I checked for vacuum leaks already so I think I’m good there. Just a dirty carb I guess

@@Shawnsboostedgarage it's probably the idol jet that's clogged so I would just do a complete carb clean

@@everythingmechanical_yt ok will do...thanks

You can, it just won't be as through. If you take the bowl off and clean all the jets it can be hard to get to but it can be done. Just try not to get too much carb cleaner in the engine

@@everythingmechanical_yt Thanks and I was able to get it started. Ran the old gas out and put some new gas but then was blowing lots of smoke and couldn’t start back up again. I noticed I’m now leaking some gas out of the carb. I’m assuming I didn’t put the float back in correctly. Maybe gas tank I had in garage was too old is why it didn’t start up again. Went out for fresh gas and added some more but still would not start. Looks like back to square one. Unit is only two years old with only 5-7 times of use.

Use a pair of pliers to squeeze the clamp and slide it upwards. Then try to pull the fuel line off. If it doesn't come off you can use pliers to lightly try and twist the fuel line at the base just to break it free. Then you should be able to pull it off. If it's really old and cracked its a good idea to replace that too, don't use it if it's leaking.

These snowblowers seem pretty tough, I'm not sure who makes the engines though

Thank you appreciate it b

@@everythingmechanical_yt Despite making the majority of the snow blower, Toro does not make the engine. Loncin Holdings, a power equipment manufacturer in China, produces all of Toro’s engines, including the ones in snow blowers. The HD line of snow blowers from Toro are commercial grade engines and are built to last longer while delivering impressive torque and HP along with good fuel efficiency. Nearly all snow blower manufactures now use engines made overseas. One must also understand that these manufactures have certain requirements such as reliability, ease of starting, fuel economy, torque and HP and even noise level requirements. Companies like Ariens, Toro and MTD have their reputations at stake, so not just any engine will due. The days of B&S, Kohler and Tecumseh engines made here in the USA are pretty much over. Some special built commercial engines are still produced in America, but most now are manufactured overseas. Reliability, torque and power are what really matters in outdoor power equipment. In my research there haven't been many engine failures due to poor manufacturing. Most engine failures are due to improper maintenance. Yearly oil changes with a quality engine oil are the key to a long-lasting snow blower engine. I personally use Toro 4 cycle 5w30 snow blower engine oil. Toro don't make the oil, but like there engines the oil has to meet certain 4 cycle small engine requirements. The same goes for Ariens and MTD engine oil. Hope this helps.

It really has nothing to do with the parts used, if you leave fuel sitting in any small engine, it will gum up. Only way to avoid it is to winterizing it. Ethanol free gas can help too

I think I know what I'm doing...

It should be fine as long as the O ring that goes around the bowl hasn't stretched to the point where it won't fit back on. It really just depends on how much you got on it. Either way these parts are very inexpensive, and can be found in a carburetor rebuild kit where you can get all new jets and everything. Let me know if this helps!

That may be true however the aftermarket carburetors are much lower quality than the original oem ones and tend to not last as long

Hi have a toro 724 oe,missing a carb.do u know where I can get one from?

Amazon carbs are garbage and not near the quality as oem. It doesnt take long to clean a simple small engine carb and I would prefer that route over a questionable chinese carb.

@@mattdibiase9619 exactly why cleaning or rebuilding original carbs is my go-to

Or..... Try what I do with all my small engines. Use Stabil in the fuel year round and NEVER have to clean a carburetor.