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How do I prevent my snow blower carb from getting gummed up while in storage?

Asked Feb 6, 2012, 01:21 PM — 12 Answers
I have a craftsman snow blower. It wouldn't start this winter. I read here to take the carb apart and clean it. So, I did that and then it started right up. How do I prevent this from happening again. I don't want to clean the carb every few months.

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Feb 7, 2012, 04:17 PM
run it dry of fuel after last use.
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Feb 7, 2012, 04:42 PM
I'm with DG....there is no better way than that....I've got stuf thats made it 20 years doing that and still run great.
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:21 AM
I'm sure that works but after every snowfall I'm supposed to run it out of gas? We might have a month between hard snowfall. I'd really have to let it run out each time I use it? Doesn't this seem sort of strange?
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:28 AM
Gas doesn't go bad and gum up after a month......but it certainly will after 6 months. And unles you live above the artic circle, that snowblower only sees a couple month widow from the first to the last use of the year. Thats when you run it dry and keep it free of gas until the next season.
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:30 AM
Ok, thanks. No additives that would help?
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:34 AM
None for long term storage I would recomend....but for the can of fuel you use in it...mix a half a can of seafoam or BG-44K, and put the other half in your car. That should clean up the deposits you do have pretty good. Those are the only two fuel treatments I will use...the others are a waste of money. BG-44K is the better of the two by far, but it costs almost 3 times as much.

What you don't use in the snowblower you can use in the lawnmower.

I've done this with TWO motorcycles I keep in storage overseas I use every year on vacation...I'm not had to take either carb appart to clean it in the 20 years I've done that...
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:35 AM
Put in gas stabilizer. Can get it at ur local auto supply store. This will keep gas good for up to a year. It is also a cleaner for fuel system.

I use it in all my equipment and motorcycle. Since using it have not had problem with starting.

Chuck
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Feb 8, 2012, 07:37 AM
Excellent! That's what I was hoping. Thanks.
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Feb 9, 2012, 04:35 PM
that's not real good advise , with all the additives that's in fuel .stabilizer will not keep fuel from going bad.
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