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Snowblowers
We're starting to think about replacing ours.
It's getting to where I'm spending more time trying to keep it running than actually blowing snow.
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teeka called jeffreyp to see if we can get one from Jeff's dad, and I'm going to start pricing carburetor rebuild kits and points (if one of those two doesn't fix it, it's probably not worth trying anything else). If that works, and I can get it to run properly, then it'll be time to talk to somebody (Hi Jeff!) about trying to reweld the auger shroud onto the impeller housing (half the welds have broken loose).
All in all, it's a 21-year-old snowblower, and it may not really be worth fixing, but first I need to figure out the repair costs.
Edit: Carburetor rebuild kits are unavailable from the three sources I checked (including the manufacturer).
It's getting to where I'm spending more time trying to keep it running than actually blowing snow.
teeka called jeffreyp to see if we can get one from Jeff's dad, and I'm going to start pricing carburetor rebuild kits and points (if one of those two doesn't fix it, it's probably not worth trying anything else). If that works, and I can get it to run properly, then it'll be time to talk to somebody (Hi Jeff!) about trying to reweld the auger shroud onto the impeller housing (half the welds have broken loose).All in all, it's a 21-year-old snowblower, and it may not really be worth fixing, but first I need to figure out the repair costs.
Edit: Carburetor rebuild kits are unavailable from the three sources I checked (including the manufacturer).