I have the proverbial Toro snowblower that won't start. It's a 2010 21" Power Clear with a R-Tek 2-cycle engine.
It's been a good starter (1-2 pulls) for years but the past two years it has been taking 3-4 pulls. Two years ago, changing the spark plug improved this but last year, it didn't help. I tried starting it this past week for the first time this season. I do drain the fuel system and run it dry at the end of each season. I have done the following troubleshooting;
It's been a good starter (1-2 pulls) for years but the past two years it has been taking 3-4 pulls. Two years ago, changing the spark plug improved this but last year, it didn't help. I tried starting it this past week for the first time this season. I do drain the fuel system and run it dry at the end of each season. I have done the following troubleshooting;
- The fuel and oil mix is fresh
- Installed a new spark plug
- Confirmed that the spark plug was wet with fuel
- Confirmed that it has a spark
- Visually verified that the primer is moving fuel to the carb
- Disassembled and cleaned the carb with carb cleaner. It looked pretty good upon disassembly.
- Confirmed that the fuel line is flowing freely