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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / March 2007

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{OT:} I give up...I need professional help...

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Hachiroku ハチロク - 04 Mar 2007 18:35 GMT
AMF 27" 8HP snowblower. I bought it a couple years ago and have used it
only a half dozen times. Hard to start, and hard to keep running.

Exhibited all the classic symptoms of a gummed up carb, so I took the
thing off and opened it up. Other than the usual signs of age, it looked
good; all the jets were open, the needle valve looked good, etc. I took it
apart and sprayed it all out with carb cleaner; all passages were flowing
like they should, the float was not 'retaining fluid' (nice and empty,
like it should be), etc. Put it back, made the necessary adjustments and
it strarted running like it should...until it gets a load on it. Now, I
hooked up the governor contorls the same as they were when I took it off,
but it seems like the governor isn't...uh, governing. I finally gave up
when the starter rope bound up...for the third time in two weeks.

The bottom end is in good shape. Unless someone can give me a real pointer
on this, I think as soon as the weather gets warm I'm going to yank the
engine, freshen up the bottom end and just get a new 7.5 or 8 hp engine...
Ph@Boy - 05 Mar 2007 00:19 GMT
> AMF 27" 8HP snowblower. I bought it a couple years ago and have used it
> only a half dozen times. Hard to start, and hard to keep running.
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> on this, I think as soon as the weather gets warm I'm going to yank the
> engine, freshen up the bottom end and just get a new 7.5 or 8 hp engine...

Hachi, make sure that you have replaced the governor rod into the
correct hole in the throttle lever. Make sure that you can visually see
the throttle responding to governor inputs. The governors are usually a
stone age simple centrifugal force type using spinning weights to move
the governor arm which in turn is connected to the throttle. When you
take any carburetor apart you must use compressed air to clean it out
for sure. Carburetor cleaner sprays won't have the required pressure to
accomplish the job. I've seen that mistake made too many times. Use a
cleaner that contains the chemical "toluene". It will remove gum and
varnish like no other. Make certain that the needle and seat valve is
not leaking. You can usually check this by gently blowing air through
the fuel intake passage with the needle seated (carb inverted) making
sure it's not leaking air. Make certain that you have set the correct
float height to specification. If that is not correct, the engine can
either be starved or flooded with fuel. Replace the in line fuel filter
if it has one, along with any air filtration and you should be good
IMHO. Good luck.
Hachiroku ハチロク - 05 Mar 2007 01:37 GMT
>> AMF 27" 8HP snowblower. I bought it a couple years ago and have used it
>> only a half dozen times. Hard to start, and hard to keep running.
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> fuel. Replace the in line fuel filter if it has one, along with any air
> filtration and you should be good IMHO. Good luck.

Thanks...I did most of that, except for the compressed air bit...

I'm going to give it one more shot...maybe. I found a used engine that
is still under factory warranty for just over $200. I think it might be
worth my time to just get a new engine. Shoot, the carb for this thing is
$79!!!
 
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