Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I just got a used snow thrower. I had it started once and it loped while starting,. otherwise it doesnt start. it gets spark., i replaced the plug anyhow and check the boot end.. what happens is its seems to leak gas into the carb and engine from the gas tank. i dont know where its suppose to hold it unless i start it. . im not sure if its the gas tank or its suppose to drain down into the carb adn stay there until you try to start it. it just drains into the engine.. and eventually out of the exhaust. when i pull it . the presure of the cylinder just throws it out the exhaust. i did last night try to start, then it caught all the leaked gas into flames. so I think it would work fine. if i can keep the gas from draining into the engine until ready to be used.. im not sure where this is at? any ideas, help, what to look at. woul dbe greatly appreciated. especially since we are expecting snow today  EEK

Foxy-

Don't try to start it again until you address the problem which is definitely the carb. You will also need to do an oil change before running the engine as from your description gas has definitely contaminated the crank case oil. Please list the Brand of the machine and the engine manufacturer which is probably on the engine somewhere. It would be most helpful if you looked on the starter shroud(the metal cover that encloses the starter pull mechanism) and post the #'s stamped into it. Those #'s will tell us a great deal about the engine . If there is a fuel shut off between the tank and the engine shut it off so that no more fuel leaks into the engine.

Marc