Fix A Snowblower Engine That Surges!

[@donyboy73]

Watch next; HOW TO Grease Snowblower Augers With Or Without Zerks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqbInoRsq8ugaJY

[@ThePlowGuys]

Thanks Dony. I am now a snow blower repair champ. got the neighbors coming far and wide with their equipment. $$$$

[@richardrandall1852]

Word of mouth

[@majorman2315]

10 minute fix and she's running smooth again, thanks for showing us this repair Dony!

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

Nice and informative. I have fixed snowblowers,lawnmowers, riding lawnmowers, rototillers and anything with an engine on it. I learned when starting a engine with a pull cord you should pull the rope out only half way twice then give it a full pull and it should start right away. Thanks again

[@ChristopheBeauregard]

I've watched you do this fix a few times over the years but never needed it. Well, the day finally came when my engine stopped wanting to idle, and after remembering this trick it's back to purring like a kitten. Sweet.

[@garundur]

Hi, thanks for the guidance! I was too impatient to wait for drillbits, so I used a “hair” from a wire brush to clean out the holes. Guess what? It worked!

[@famasmaster2000]

Thanks Dony, easy and awesome fix. I can't wait to try this, my blower is doing the exact surging. Thanks for the tip 😊

[@fredbarrett5494]

is there a fuel filter on the Tecumseh snow blower ?

[@clarkcortezer2414]

If there is one, it'll be located below the fuel tank on the right side. If there isn't one, I usually add a cheap filter 'screen' and a 90° plastic fuel shutoff ahead of it.

[@davidcobb4527]

Thanks Dony, much appreciated. Had a couple of the big craftsman that even after a sonic clean they were surging. Actually changed out the carb to a fully adjustable one. So now I can rebuild the original ones. You rock my friend! Oh and hope you’re able to dig your way out of that crazy snow storm. Thinking bout you pal! Cheers from Winnipeg….

[@bm3823]

Don - Thanks for this very helpful tip! It worked perfectly just like you said it would on my Tecumseh engine. I always turn to your videos when I have a small engine service or maintenance issue. Your videos have helped so many of us who want to keep their machines working well. Please continue to make your videos as they are saving us tons in repair charges.

[@josephquadrone3837]

Exactly the information I was looking for to deal with our Buffalo, NY snow blasts! Thank you DonnyBoy :-)

[@larsbambi1575]

Thank u, just bought a Troy-Bilt off my neighbor she said it was brand new😂 turns out it's a 95 model with an 8 and a half Tecumseh I got her running but it was surging also the auger belt was broken and a spring for the tensioner as well you literally taught me how to be a small engine repairman in three videos😂

[@RussellBooth1977]

It's a nice repair tip for if I came across a Tecumseh engine that I need to fix but I will never use a snowblower in my life because it doesn't snow in my area in Australia. There are places such as Thedbo, Perisher valley,etc which gets enough snow where they need a snow blower,it snows a little bit in the Barrington tops national Park in my area but not in lower lying areas in my district !

[@brentnutter1510]

100% helped. Didn’t even do the bits, just took out, carburetor cleaner, put back in and ran great. Truth is, I think it was probably a little loose, maybe backed its way out. Also, reset the idle screw. Thanks so much for the video.

[@100vg]

Several relatively easy fixes recently with great to know tips. Thanks, Don.

[@delauren667]

Your videos has helped many homeowners with their repairs. Many thanks! Do you have a video on how to correct the surging problem for Ariens snowblower with Briggs and Stratton motor?

[@richardybanez9052]

If I Work On Teh.This Is Awesome Info.Thank You Master Richard. ..

[@cycleguy666]

Those old Tecumseh engines ran soo nice!! I use to replace the carbs with a fully adjustable unit main and idle mix!! Soooo smooth and well running. Those carbs could be bought in the US for about 12 dollars. 😊

[@dannyg402012]

My thoughts exactly. Had a 70's Tecumseh on a mini - bike when I was a kid in the 70's and a 70's Snowblower with a 5 HP up until I sold it about 8 years ago. Carbs were well built, never had any problems with them engines. They run strong and so easy to work on. Had that Snowblower 30 years and still ran like new.

[@AtomicFallout757]

Yes. I have one of the very common 12 HP B&S flathead vertical shaft engines which always idled very rough. The factory carburetor did have an idle mixture "adjustment" but it never did anything meaningful despite knowing that the carburetor was clean. In August I took it upon myself to retrofit a fully adjustable Tecumseh carburetor onto the engine, which actually turned out to be quite easy, and now it runs so good, even cold, that you might be tempted to think it is fuel injected. Tecumseh carburetors (when kept away from ethanol fuel, of course) are great on more than just Tecumseh engines!

[@diverdave4056]

and how would I know the correct carb to buy in order to change mine out for a new one ?

[@wynastefanik4045]

Following ​@@diverdave4056

[@billsmith1770]

sometimes i use tip cleaners for an acetylene torch to clean/slightly ream jets .

[@37yearsofanythingisenough39]

The tip cleaners are actually a type of reamers that cut on their edges, a drill bit is not designed to cut on its edges only the tip, so you are in fact using the better tool for the job. Don knows this but didn’t share that info in this particular video. I’m guessing that is why he ❤ your comment.

[@rdumoulin1]

Thanks for this video, i have the very same machine and will use a strand from a wire brush to clean out the jets.

[@tatscene]

Thank you very much for this video, got my snowblower running top notch now 🤘

[@PaulMoodie-y3d]

I spent two afternoons trying to correct this problem. After watching this video, I had it running like new in about twenty minutes. THANKS, Donyboy!

[@louisbecker5941]

You can also use 'welding torch tip cleaners' to ream out clogged carb jets, or slightly enlarge them. For 10 or 15 bucks, you get a whole bunch of different sizes for different types of small engines, too.

[@ChrisLascari]

This video randomly shows up today when I wad about ready to smash apart the tecumseh on my log splitter. Thanks, Dony, for saving my sanity

[@johnkomosa9508]

Nice work Donny! Hello from Alaska. Another Tecumseh lives to work for another snow storm. Thank you.

[@tonyd1149]

Thank you Don. You make it look easy. Thank you so much for your videos and help. (Some years ago, after leaving my snow thrower outside, with gas, covered in plastic, it surged this way the next winter season. Not knowing what else to do, I replaced the carburetor. Even thus I had problems [gas leaking while sitting (not running) viton seal, plastic float...]. I think this would have solved the problem, and saved me much work and grief. Thank you Don. God[Bible] Bless you much.

[@pmelchman]

I've watched all your surging videos for the Tecumseh engines, from the needle to the carburetor. The carburetor was the fix. Thanks so much for your help. I have an Ariens 926 LE circa 2005?? I put a 27W LED light from Tractor Supply right on top of the auger. Lights up the whole driveway.

[@timvoiss1568]

mine is a5.5 bought in 2011 never did like the surging, guess I will go do this now thanks donyboy73

[@mattb9664]

I followed this similar video a few years back with the same fix for the same engine- it definitely works!

[@jetthelooter]

That screw right there, so very descriptive and exact nomenclature I should be able to find that screw right there on any parts diagram, anywhere good job

[@nicholasr1977]

Dony, nice work buddy always love watching your videos when i have an issue! Thanks for the knowledge.

[@CrazyCanuckFitness]

Amazing! You saved me so much time and effort

[@josephrich6014]

Be careful and patient with micro drill bits. Easy to bend or break. And if break off in the part you're drilling, it's not a good time.

[@berardia4]

Your original video on this subject was the only one out there that helped me with this problem. Thanks.

[@karlschwab6437]

Thanks Dony, I have something else to try now.

[@bobmcl2406]

Good old Techumseh Snow King. Really solid engines. I didn't know about enlarging that jet, so thanks for this useful video.

[@jeffsond]

Thanks!! I have an Ariens snowblower with a snowtek engine. Hope it’s similar because I have surging. Also, when I prime the engine fuel squirts out of the carburetor…

[@iusetano]

Thank you.

[@markpinther9296]

Is this also the surge fix for newer Ariens snowblowers with the weird little choke and throttle controls?

[@barryackerman3331]

Thanks...runs perfect now...

[@rk22cc]

Thanks for the information Donny

[@BobPritchard]

Many thanks Donny. Worked perfectly, in my case on a brand new replacement carb!

[@donyboy73]

I often have to do this on new oem carbs!

[@BobPritchard]

@@donyboy73 I love your channel and its helped me maintain my fleet of snowblowers!

[@SeeMooreVids]

Way to go, Donny Boy.

[@Drow67p]

I tried both your tips and it worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@stephenzies8867]

Don You Are Awesome. Your Knowledge Is Priceless . 👍

[@kjell-richardlvdal373]

Great tip, you are the best, Have a Nice week end

[@raylee6658]

Great vedio! But I accidentally broke the jet screw when I got it out. Could you please tell me what is the part number? Would like to buy a screw or a new carburetor.

[@inkymark7655]

Excellent instruction

[@liljoeii6091]

Thank you for the video.

[@tomfillmore9710]

Great video thanks for sharing have a great weekend

[@65csx83]

Another top notch help aid. Fortunately, my 33 year old Craftsman unit hasn't developed this malady yet but it's good to know there's a fix if needed.

[@nospamheredude5838]

Pretty sure that the air mixture screw shown in this video isn't on your 33 year old machine.

[@TomLawlor-iq6gm]

@@nospamheredude5838 We have a TroyBilt that's somewhere around 30 years old. It came with the house when we bought the place over 20 years ago. It was well worn even then. Nothing made today like it, it's very heavy duty with a one inch auger shaft and a solid milled auger gearbox. Not a clam-shell affair. The thing even has a differential drive train. The engine is a SnowKing. It has started to surge. I'm going to take a peek tomorrow at the carb to see if the air mixture screw is the same.

[@MrGoosePit]

Thanks Don. I'm sure this will come in handy for me in the future!

[@bradcook3242]

Thanks for your help Donny..

[@danielrobert7181]

Hi Donny ! Some caution is in order since the required 0,013 to 0,015 inch drill bit is half the size of the smallest bit in the set linked in the desription as I'm writing this comment. If I'm not mistaken, one would need a 0,3 mm drill bit to do the job. Oversizing the orifice will get the engine to run too rich. Regards !

[@cerndo]

I'm sure Donyboy is well aware not to oversize his jets

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks Dony

[@georgechappell2784]

Thank you

[@kencurtis228]

TY for Sharing

[@wilsonalvarez912]

Hi Dony thank you very much for your time and post this educational videos. I need your help, I got a troybilt snowblower with a Tecumseh engine, the problem is it start first pull runs for less than a minute shuts off, it won't start again until cools off what could be the issue?

[@drkwlsk]

Thanks Sir! Just ordered my drill kit!

[@gambit1001]

@donboy73 I'm working on what seems to be the exact same engine - It starts, and runs well for a second or 2 then quits on me. Any ideas what can cause that to give me some direction? Thanks for the video - subscribed!

[@Chucky-b7v]

Top work, Donny

[@jamesyee4143]

That's for that nice tip!😊

[@iozzelli1]

Can’t wait for Saturday to do this in my Old snowblower 😊

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

Nice work.. Thanks for sharing.👍🏁

[@jas350]

Thank you. Your awesome

[@deanmoore420]

Nice work 👍

[@robertmailhos8159]

It's getting close to Snow ❄️ blower usage time up there in Canada and north America

[@steveharleyfan]

Noooooooooo......

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@steveharleyfan not fun to be getting the snow blower ready for the winter ❄️ stuff called snow ❄️

[@trumpzilla4193]

Merci Beaucoup once again!

[@trcass1]

great job. thanks for sharing.

[@Hiram33]

Do we need to use a rpm tool or do we just do it by ear

[@robertdancho9671]

Good good and good.

[@paulm3481]

Great tips thanks.

[@saewoody6366]

Snowblowers don’t generally have filters because they are not operated in dusty conditions.

[@larrypack1]

Don, Are you actually enlarging the hole in the brass or jut cleaning out deposits?

[@donyboy73]

Enlarging.

[@TOWNCARBUBBA87]

Good job brother 👍

[@garyhodder2784]

Great video Dony!

[@michaelbeckman1794]

So is the air jet supposed to have holes both vertically and horizontally through and down through the jet? I checked one of my old carbs, that I have replaced, and the "tip" of that jet is not open, just like the one I'm working on now. I understand that the jet is supposed to be screwed in tight, but when I back it out, 1 turn, the engine smooths out. Maybe I didn't need to replace the other blowers carb? I already have the micro drills.

[@coltonhall6671]

I have a question in regards to the governor…. I recently replaced my carb and throttle lever spring with new ones and my engine is running way better the only thing I’m not sure about is if the governor linkage should be moving back and forth kind of like a “surge” when it’s at full throttle…..what could this be?

[@capenjck]

I thought this was going to be a remake of your video on this issue from 12 years ago but now I see you've enlarged the hole which makes sense. This surging is a reocurring problem with my tecumseh snow king snowblower engine. I tried all that you suggested back then without success. The holes in this jet weren't plugged and I bought the carb kit and rebuilt the carb, no joy. The one step I skipped is cleaning the carb with carb cleaner or soaking it in carb cleaner. I don't have a garage or shed and I can't keep a tub of carb cleaner in the house. Now I buy an after market carb and replace it every 4 or 5 years.

[@donyboy73]

Sometimes I enlarge the bottom jet holes with a torch tip cleaner

[@capenjck]

@@donyboy73 ok. Thanks

[@ron827]

If the carb and all the jets are clean, what changes over time that requires a jet to be enlarged?

[@joeblow7898]

what causes the screw to become fouled up? Do you really have to enlarge the holes? Can you simply replace the screw?

[@rodb8274]

I thought that screw with the plastic plug was the air/fuel adjustment, and was put there to keep people from messing with it. So, how do I change the A/F ratio? I live at 5,600 ft elevation and my carb is way too rich, when governor kicks in it blows black smoke, plus it sucks gas really fast. Can I get leaner jets? This engine looks exactly like my Craftsman 8.5 hp mod # 247.888500. Can I still buy carb parts for this old beast? It’s I excellent condition.

[@hurstshiftin9873]

Any video of the throttle control need to see how it is configured with the spring.

[@donyboy73]

Here's an old video kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fPgoKQe5iYbpY

[@fixit4182]

Thanks for the tip. I’ve got 4 of them lined up here that are waiting for work to be done on them. Some don’t have this adjustment

[@pollywollydo]

Watch out the Trudope Stazi ( plastic cap removal div) 🤭. Will be issuing a warrant for you 😉👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Farmer-bh3cg]

Thank you very much for showing us the fix for this. Rather than Micro drills, may I use welding torch tip cleaners?

[@michaelbeckman1794]

I have both, but tip cleaners can't break through the solid crud. I'm going to put the micro drill holder in my drill and go for it!

[@AnthonyValeri]

I'm wondering about repacing the air filter on this engine?

[@steveriggenbach90]

Great tip. What is the starting dia of the jet? Are you enlarging or just cleaning the hole?

[@michaelotoole1807]

he is enlarging it. get a set of micro drill bits and find the smallest size that wont fit then drill it out.

[@steveriggenbach90]

@@michaelotoole1807 thanks,I have a set for a long time. Got mine at harbor freight. Curious as to how much he was enlarging it. I start by getting it back to a shiny full dia hole. Thank you for your response, I always learn. Take care.

[@michaelotoole1807]

@@steveriggenbach90 your welcome. may the snow gods be generous to all this year. last year didn't use blower at all. depressing and kind of freaky. didn't even need to put winter tires on my truck.

[@adriancoolen7935]

The micro drill sets referenced in the link start at 0.6 mm, which is about 33 thousands of an inch. The video mentions a drill about half that size?

[@LaVernSkarzenski]

Good video!! What about an Ariens snow blower with a Subaru engine?

[@alexcorachiefcheater8903]

That Amazon link does not ship to the states

[@dfields9511]

I would first take the jet out and clean it before drilling out the jet. Also clean the carb with carb spray and spray into where that jet screws in the carb I had a blockage there and this fixed it

[@michaelotoole1807]

i always use seafoam in the fuel. it will quickly remove gunk from carburetor to stop surging. as long as it isn't a small rock

[@karlschoennagel]

I have same one. Why would mine ground out? Runs fine with cover off. Put cover on while running and immediately shuts off. Assuming grounding out.

[@naomipettigrew465]

Check the key wires unplug and tape up the wires

[@karlschoennagel]

@@naomipettigrew465 Ty. Discovered the wire on throttle stop was broken.

[@haines96]

Help! I got the drill kit, drilled it out once and went up a size and the drill broke off inside the pin! Cannot get it out, so hole is plugged, and I think I made a mess of the tip of the hole trying to get it out. Is there a part number for the pin so I can order a new one?

[@jean-felixhoule2410]

need that part # too

[@haines96]

@jean-felixhoule2410 I ended up buying a replacement part. Those tiny drill bits are very fragile (small Dia) the part was under $10 but hard to find.

[@mikeschneidersr2735]

what size engine was that?

[@Patrick4959]

grouse video there Donny mate love it and a good video when your all getting ready for the Snowblower Season over there and cheers from Australia 🐨🐑🦘🌴🇦🇺 or the land down under to your area in Canada 🇨🇦

[@brucenicov1224]

Nice fix Don!! I have an old Toro 521 with a Techmseh that surges occasionally. I’ll take another look at the carb.

[@lancew7078]

So enlarging the air jet helps with surging? I thought surging was because of too much air and enlarging it would allow more air, right?

[@timcolton4680]

So, that's a snow blower ! Funny looking thing.

[@shauneq]

Careful. The tiny drill bit broke off inside the hole, now I have to get a new jet. NOTE: I did not buy the drill bit set Dony receommended, so I may have unfortunately gotten cheaper bits. I don't know why it broke, I was not going side to side, just in and out

[@RandomQualityGaming]

So I have a tecumseh engine and it idles just fine but when I accelerate it stalls and dies What should I do?

[@jaydenmclaughlin-iskorn]

my lawn mower was surging but it was an easy fix all i had to do was lower it and then it stopped surging even when it hired

[@KensSmallEngineRepair]

Snow King is still my favorite Engine, next to Kohler's K-Series. When does the snow start falling up there Don?