Category: machinery

If you really want to know how to clean a snowblower carburetor without removing it, yes it is sometimes possible. However, if you’re questioning the cleanliness of the carburetor and are considering cleaning it, then the entire carburetor is suspect. That should be an indication that you need to remove it and clean the carburetor properly.

A little bit of regular maintenance will do wonders when you’re trying to keep a snowblower from clogging. Here are a few of my recommendations.

Knowing how to check for spark on a snowblower will be of great benefit to any homeowner. In the event that a snowblower doesn’t start, I typically recommend checking for spark first. So how do we go about doing that?

It’s important to know how to lubricate a snowblower. There aren’t a lot of parts that need lubricating, but doing so will prolong the life of your machine.

There could be a lot of reasons your Craftsman snowblower won’t start. Or any snowblower for that matter. But if you look at the bigger picture, there’s really only 3 general things that could be wrong. By isolating the components, we can figure it out and fix it.

You can run a snowblower with the choke on – for the short term. Prolonged use of the choke presents the risk of engine damage. Read on to find out why.