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bajdon
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Joined: Jan 31, 2010
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Ariens Snow Thro - please help identyfing and repair
Original Message Jan 31, 2010 12:38 pm |
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Hi. My name is Krzysztof and I'm from Poland (Europe). I just got Ariens snow blower from my friend and after 2 hours of snow blowing machine stopped working. It was strange to me that muffler is red after few minutes and engine was not perfectly running but my friend said its normal. It was also weak for me, it went down every time I drove into 8inch of snow (not ice mountain ;) ). Today i checked spark plug, it was dirty but after cleaning it produces strong sparks. I turn round crankshaft couple of times and piston was not moving (i thing it should), i saw only one valve going up and down, i was unable to see other one cause spark plug hole is too small. When I try to start gas is going out from carburetor ( there is no air filter ?!?!?!) Please help me to identify Ariens model cause rear sticker is damaged.Here's what I was able to read: -engine Tecumseh model # H70-130210D ser 8305C -front sticker model# 7-10-m serial# 26156 -rear sticker model# 10M ????? serial# 15192 photos Here Sorry for my poor english and thanks for any help.
This message was modified Jan 31, 2010 by bajdon
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bajdon
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Joined: Jan 31, 2010
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Re: Ariens Snow Thro - please help identyfing and repair
Reply #17 Feb 5, 2010 8:56 am |
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I cleaned almost all snowblower, for carb parts I will have ultrasonic cleaner . Now just have to wait long time for parts :(
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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Re: Ariens Snow Thro - please help identyfing and repair
Reply #21 Feb 6, 2010 8:07 am |
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The points were working, OK. When they fail they generally fail for good, OK. What does that have to do with looking at points from the side side, not being able to see their surface and determining they “have a lot of life left in them”? Points can operate fine while degrading. They can run while slowly degrading from pitting, welding and carbon. That the engine was running is no indicator of the condition of the points or future life. Changing under the flywheel points on an older Tecumseh engine is not like poping off the exposed distributor cap on a car engine. On his old H70 the points are under the flywheel and head bolts have to be undone to get the cowling off along with the gas line. Flywheels usually are stuck on pretty well and can be a pain to get off. If the points were pitted or worn and working I’d change them along with the condenser to avoid going in there later but I would not know that unless their surface could be seen.
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borat
Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692
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Re: Ariens Snow Thro - please help identyfing and repair
Reply #25 Feb 6, 2010 3:17 pm |
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Serviceman: "Yes I changed the oil and spark plug, lubed everything up, and inspected the belts like you had requested. One quart of oil at $10.00, one spark plug at $8.00, and both belts needed replacement, they're $30.00 each, labour was 1.5 hours for that at $80.00./hr. is $120.00. Considering the age of your machine, I thought it best to check the points and condenser. They looked alright but considering I had the machine in the shop, I thought it would be best to change them. Let's see now..., yeah...., parts came to $19.95 and the labour was,.....ah yeah,,,....2 hrs. labour is $160.00, plus shop fee of $8.00. So, your oil change and tune up comes a grand total of only $385.95 plus taxes......" Some habits are hard to break......
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