Category: snowblowers

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.

If you find your snowblower will only run on choke, you’ve come to the right place. The short answer to this problem is that your machine is encountering a lean air/fuel mix condition. Fix that, and it should be able to run without the choke.

Diagnosing a Craftsman snowblower impeller not turning is pretty straightforward. This is generally a simple gear and belt driven system, so there’s not a lot of failure points. Let’s get into it.