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    Feb 6, 2008, 05:11 PM
    My snowblower won't stay started
    My snowblower won't stay started. It will start but then dies
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    Feb 6, 2008, 08:19 PM
    Do you use the primer bulb when starting it?
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    Feb 7, 2008, 12:13 PM
    Are you choking the engine and leaving the choke on until the engine starts to warm up? Also, please answer KISS question.
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    Feb 7, 2008, 04:14 PM
    I use the prime bulb to get it started and to keep it running. The choke is out when I start it. But when it would run and it was warm when I pushed it in, it would quit. Now it won't stay started. Except if I keep pushing the prime bulb.
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    Feb 7, 2008, 05:28 PM
    Your carb needs cleaning.
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    Feb 7, 2008, 05:57 PM
    Exactly. Your not using a fuel stabilizer and the fuel valve is stuck. The carb has to be taken apart and cleaned.
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    Feb 7, 2008, 06:37 PM
    I dropped the bowl on my snowblower carb yesterday when it started running rough and erratic. Got enough junk out of that bowl to fill a spoon. After reassembly it started on the first pull. While you have the bowl off check the float and needle for proper opening/closing. Some times just checking the bolw flushes it.
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