Craftsman Snow Thrower Will Not Start after sitting for over 2 years 

I’m h Glad it was helpful and thank you for commenting. Check out Aspen4 fuel and your problems with the ethanol will be solved :)

I appreciate the reply and suggestions. That fuel is $25/ gallon. I wish they’d just sell ethanol free fuel for $3.00, lol We have places that have it, but 40 minutes drive, but if I bought a 5 gallon jug, $15 vs $125, but now I think it’s worth the drive, lol. Appreciate the helpful tips, you help me see it’s really worth it once in a while to just make the effort. What drives me crazy is we have q places to the west of me that have it, 40 minutes away, one or 2 to the East 45 minutes away, and all the marinas have it but they add a dollar or two per gallon. One new gas place advertised they were going to carry ethanol free gas, but lied and never did, ugh!, lol

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Yes, I have learned there are at least three different versions of this engine and I'm pretty sure I have all of them on video. I just put up on this video in the description, "How to clean the carburetor" It was from a TroyBilt version. That may also help you if you can rebuild it. Her is that link if it will help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ngK6l6_J7g.html.

The smell was soooo bad!

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The older version of that engine was even worse to work on! At least you were able to figure it out with a little help. Thank you for watching and the kind comment!

On the China engines, I use aftermarket and I try and get the OEM carburetor for Tecumseh if available. I definitely try to rebuild and save all original Tecumseh carburetor’s if possible as they are getting very hard to get the OEM carbs. Thank you for watching and commenting:)

Try spraying silicone in and around the intake augers and exhaust chute before using the machine. It will help the snow go through the machine better and may help keep the belts from breaking. You should apply the silicone before blowing snow. I spray every machine I get in as part of the service.

My opinion and there are facts to prove the Aspen fuel is better then TruFuel but I will say TruFuel is much better then pump gas. TruFuel it is! for you :).

From what you saying, it should obviously run and it doesn’t make sense. I would try a brand new spark plug. I have seen strange things with spark plugs. I cannot diagnose a machine I can’t see and you seemed to have covered everything. Maybe you will get lucky with a new spark plug.

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines it the original spark plug, but I'll give it a go. Thanks for the quick response. Also, I when I let the starter run vigorously (a few more than normal seconds), sometimes a puff or two blows out of the carb. That's why I pulled the flywheel to see if the key had snapped.

I am surprized someone hasn't made a video on it. Did you search it? I may in the future when I get some time but all snow throwers I work on are customers. I have been using Aspen4 fuel and you will not need to modify your machine if you switch to this fuel. Here is a link to read about it and to search to see if you can get it local to your area. www.aspenfuels.com/products/alla/aspen-4/

When the carburetors are that bad, I just replace them. I normally stock the carburetor but this one I had to get. The good news, there is plenty of time before the snow gets to our area and the customer was smart to get it looked at before the season. Bought the lift about 15years ago online. Can’t remember who from. I know it was built in the states but don’t recall who. I will see if I can find a model number on it and get back to you.

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This is a link that may help you. www.garberseeder.com/gandh.html. I purchased the lift from "The Garber Company"

You may have drained the gas, but there was still some inside and that went bad. You will need to remove the carburetor and rebuild it. Most likely one of the jets is clogged. That is why your machine will not run.

that’s what i was gonna say im not doing all of that just to get access to the carb

The kind of monster that knows he’ll never have to work on the machine. There are cars built that require that an engine mount be loosened and the engine lifted to be able to change the spark plugs. Obviously they were not built by people who work on cars.

What’s your question?

@@JohnsonsSmallEngines There is a Husqvarna 1330sbexp that is not starting from a seller and I am thinking of buying it. With watching your very informative video my inclination is that it may be something to do with bad fuel or a carburetor replacement. This snowblowers seems to be over ten years old with that, would the cost to be fixed by a mechanic like yourself be somewhat cost prohibitive? The snowblower seems to be in good condition otherwise.

I just did a little research on the model you are looking into and if I looked all up correctly, the machine has a old style overhead valve Tecumseh Engine on it. Tecumseh is out of business and the older original engine parts are getting harder to find. I do know they no longer produce the original carburetors and the after market carburetors for Tecumseh are junk in my opinion. I do like the older Tecumseh snow king engines but I am not a fan of the older over head valve Tecumseh engines "just my opinion". There are allot of variables when it comes to buying a snow thrower. If you would like to talk about them? Go to my website, send me your info through my contact page and I will call you.

Go to sears parts direct online and use your model number not your serial number to find the carburetor number, then purchase one through sears, amazon or e-bay. They are all China carburetors unless you have a Tecumseh or a Briggs & Stratton engine. If you have a Briggs or Tecumseh engine, I would suggest going to your local small engine repair shop to get the original manufacturer, if they are still available. I have noticed that Briggs is now purchasing some carburetors from China also, not good.

Thank you :)