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Any recommendations? Snowblower has a fuel leak in the carburetor somewhere. I tried replacing the carburetor itself but couldn't find a part #, ordered the wrong one and don't feel like order a dozen carbs till I find the right one. I called a couple places in town, they're booked for months.
Any recommendations? Snowblower has a fuel leak in the carburetor somewhere. I tried replacing the carburetor itself but couldn't find a part #, ordered the wrong one and don't feel like order a dozen carbs till I find the right one. I called a couple places in town, they're booked for months.
Thanks for the reminder. I just called my local shop, they are running with a 3 week wait time. Going to take my blower to them this week for a carb rebuild as well.
Any recommendations? Snowblower has a fuel leak in the carburetor somewhere. I tried replacing the carburetor itself but couldn't find a part #, ordered the wrong one and don't feel like order a dozen carbs till I find the right one. I called a couple places in town, they're booked for months.
How old is it? Can you find the engine serial number? Don't have any recommendations for service in your area, but maybe we can help google the right part for you.... You can also try garagejournal forum. I go there for info all the time...
Small engines are dead simple to work on. Found this out when my son started go kart racing. The carburetors are simple too. Worth a shot to try fixing it yourself. Whatever you do, DO NOT use carb or brake cleaner on the bowl gasket or it will swell up. If the leak is not from the bowl gasket or the drain screw gasket then it has to be from the float plunger. Either the plunger is not sealing or the float bowl is adjusted too low. I would look this up on You Tube and try to fix it.
As a last resort, take the carb to the local small engine repair shop and ask them to order a replacement one. Make sure to write down the engine serial number.
Finally getting back to this. It's a craftsman, bought at Sears, so obviously I can't go to sears.ca and find a part. I called craftsman but they couldn't find it because it has a Canadian model number that isn't in their catalogue. Model # is C950.521260 but whenever I google that I can't find the carburetor.
+1, stuff is almost stress relief to work on
and +1 either bowl seal or float or needle is faulty
Originally Posted by Imo000
Small engines are dead simple to work on. Found this out when my son started go kart racing. The carburetors are simple too. Worth a shot to try fixing it yourself. Whatever you do, DO NOT use carb or brake cleaner on the bowl gasket or it will swell up. If the leak is not from the bowl gasket or the drain screw gasket then it has to be from the float plunger. Either the plunger is not sealing or the float bowl is adjusted too low. I would look this up on You Tube and try to fix it.
As a last resort, take the carb to the local small engine repair shop and ask them to order a replacement one. Make sure to write down the engine serial number.
I'm no small motors guru. But it sounds like a stuck float or needle.
Drop the fuel bowel and the main jet and pin. A little carb cleaner(i think) and reassembly.
I'm assuming you don't have fuel stabilizer or seafoam in this for summer storage?
Do you at least turn off the fuel, and run the carb dry?
Hey all, thanks for your help on this. After a brief stay in the hospital and some recovery, I got back to it this week, removed the carburetor, opened it up and resealed it all. There were some knackered gaskets in there, so that was most likely the cause of the leak. Hopefully my sealing job is better than it was on my 915
I bought a new to me lawnmower for the cottage. Something to cut the little grass I have and smash the Canadian shield.
My budget was >$100, and a little repair and beer time in the shop. Cleaned and a little TLC got it up and running.
Finally getting back to this. It's a craftsman, bought at Sears, so obviously I can't go to sears.ca and find a part. I called craftsman but they couldn't find it because it has a Canadian model number that isn't in their catalogue. Model # is C950.521260 but whenever I google that I can't find the carburetor.
It may very well be an MTD unit. You can try them.
yup I garbage picked one this summer just because I hate waste . had it running in an hour and got a new blade of kijiji for 10 bucks. is way batter than mine and I use it all the time now.
10-23-2018, 12:48 PM
OT: small engine repair in Hamilton/west GTA
