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Snowblower Troubleshooting
- Auger belt smoking
- Auger stops in snow
- Auger shear pin broken
- Auger – should it spin freely?
- Drive – Snowblower won’t move
- Engine oil too full
- Engine starts then dies
- Engine stalls when auger engaged
- Engine sputtering
- Engine surging
- Engine stops after a few minutes
- Engine only runs on choke
- Engine popping noise
- Engine loses power when hot
- Oil smells like gas
- Pull cord snaps back
- Stale gas
- Smoking snowblower
- Snowblower smells like burning
- Symptoms table
- White smoke from engine
- Will engine start without oil?
- Won’t start
- Won’t start when cold
- Won’t start after summer
- Won’t start – ran out of gas
- Won’t start after carb cleaning
- Won’t start – no spark
Snowblower Engine Testing & Repairs
- Carburetor adjusting
- Carburetor bowl cleaning
- Carburetor cleaning
- Carburetor cleaning (video)
- Carburetor faulty
- Carburetor float & needle test
- Carburetor float & needle replacement
- Carburetor – How it works
- Choke repair
- Coil/armature testing
- Coil/armature replacement
- Engine overview
- Engine compression testing
- Fuel contaminated
- Fuel system overview
- Fuel system testing
- Fuel stabilizer – mixing and adding
- Fuel system air-locked
- Gas cap test
- Gas tank cleaning
- Gas removal
- Idle jet cleaning
- Ignition coil/armature testing
- Ignition coil/armature replacement
- Ignition system overview
- Ignition switch testing
- Ignition system test
- Ignition system – How it works
- Oil removal
- Oil change
- Oil type
- Oil level check
- Spark plug replacement
- Spark plug gapping
- Spark plug cleaning
- Spark plug – no spark testing
- Spark plug reading
- Shear-key check
- Shear-key replacement
- Valve lash check & adjusting
Snowblower Auger Repairs
- Auger system overview
- Auger belt condition check
- Auger belt tension adjustment
- Auger belt fitting
- Auger brake check
- Auger shear pin diagnosis
- Auger shear pin replacement
- Scraper bar replacement
- Shoe adjusting
Snowblower Drive Repairs
- Drive system overview
- Drive system diagnosis
- Drive belt replacement
- Drive cable adjustment
- Drive cable replacement
- Drive plate cleaning
- Drive friction wheel inspect & replace
Snowblower Basics
- Starting snowblower when cold
- Starting snowblower when hot
- Choke – How to use it
- Gas tap – How to use it
- Oil – how to check it
Snowblower Care
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John Cunningham is an Automotive Technician and writer at Lawnmowerfixed.com.
He’s been a mechanic for over twenty-five years and shares his know-how and hands-on experience in our DIY repair guides.
Johns’s fluff-free How-to guides help homeowners fix lawnmowers, tractor mowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, power washers, generators, snow blowers, and more.