I have a 22" 2 stage snowblower. It is 5 years old.
The 2nd year it was hard to start and only ran with the choke on. Serviceman replaced the carb without even looking at it. He said they were crap and I could count on replacing it yearly.
3rd and 4th years were uneventful
We are expecting 8" of wet snow this weekend, so I thought I would fire it up.
Five pulls didn't do anything at all. arghhhh.
For no particular reason except desperation, I moved the choke to "run". It started on the next pull and ran fine for a few minutes until I shut it off.
So, do I have a problem? It is the exact opposite of the 2nd year's problem, but I know nothing about engines.