FIXING A Snowblower That Surges With Donyboy73

FIXING A Snowblower That Surges
Does your snowblower engine rev up and down (pulsating) and is that surging driving you crazy?
In this video I show you a basic carburetor repair that will cure "engine surging" in your snowblower!
If you use poor fuel in your small engine power equipment it will end up causing carburetor damage and expensive repairs so make sure to use high test gas!!

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Easy to follow and thorough step by step tutorials do it yourself (DIY) to help you with your broken lawn and garden equipment including snowblowers.
I do my best to teach you how to easily diagnose problems the fastest, quickest and most efficient way with real repairs beyond just replacing a spark plug. These tips are for both the homeowner and shop owner.

Whether it be a handheld, two stroke, two cycle engine like a chainsaw, weed eater, weed wacker, string trimmer, grass trimmer, line trimmer, hedge trimmer, strimmer, brush cutter, leaf blower, or four stroke, four cycle units like a lawnmower, wood splitter, lawn tractor, snowblower, pressure washer, generator or a ride on mower that needs parts installed or replaced, I’m your go-to guy.

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[donyboy]

Now you can even fix your neighbor's annoying snowblower surging engine for free!

[rkcc]

Great close up photography compared to the other videos, much better help.

[HarleyVision]

This worked!! Instead of drilling it out I just used a strand from a wire brush to clean the hole out. It stopped the surging instantly!

[RichardFallstich]

Yet another reason to hang on to my 1990s Orange machine with the Snow King engine!

[jordanthompson]

I don’t ever comment. This worked for my toro 826. Thank you

[dennisprah]

Your my main man for repair advise. I live more then 100 miles round trip from any repair guy. Most everything is on me. I don't know what I'd do without your videos !

[mattb]

14 year old Craftsman is fixed! Thank you!

[sekatyoukko]

Well thank you sir! Just fixed my surging engine👍 where are we at without you? Cheers bro👍👍🍺🍺🇫🇮🇫🇮

[scottfirman]

Just did this to a brand new snow blower that sat for 3 years. I am glad you do these videos. Not for me, I know this stuff by heart now. I carry a micro drill bit set in my service box for home repairs because I know I will have to do that with these new ones. People need to be told not to use too big a bit or they risk ruining the jet. I found its best to start with the smallest bit possible. 9 times out of 10, the jet is plugged. From there, go to progressively larger bits but not force them. As you said, those bits can break easily. I generally use a hand drill, not a power drill. A hobby drill works best. I always try the engine between bits to see if the idle improves. When the surging goes away, then stop. My next job is a surging 16 hp Kohler garden tractor with a snow blower attachment.

[jonketola]

Thank you sir, that was the ticket on my Cub Cadet!

[petermorabito]

Thanks. I followed step by step and it work perfect!!!!

[erok]

You can go to any welding supply and get a tip drill set. They are small drill bits with a holder meant for drilling out torch tips. Works perfect for this fix. Just did it on my Troy Bilt snowblower

[DJDOUBLE]

Thank you for the help...much appreciated

[fillslawncare]

Thanks for the video Don. Have a nice day 👍

[dontilley]

Thank you so muck for this one.
Just went outside and fixed my snowblower

[moonrakerelite]

I NEVER comment on videos, but just had to for this one. Running across this video saved me all the extra headache that all the other videos out there were instructing to do. This was the first thing I tried and it fixed it. Thank you, saved me so much time and aggravation

[rogermcdonald]

Dony, i flip mowers for a hobby since retirement. I drill those out whether they are surging or not for prevention. The older lawnboy 2 strokes were really known for that, so they all get drilled. That surging drives me crazy. I bought my mini bits from Amazon for like $8. Great tip sir!🇺🇸🇨🇦✌ Roger

[jayminor]

Donyboy, you da man! I just fixed a surging snow blower that I said I’d look at for a friend of mine. After unsiezing the wheels from the shafts to fix flat tires that were off the beads, draining and cleaning a water and dirt contaminated tank and carb bowl, I filled the tank and it fired up right away but, you guessed it, it surged like crazy. Here we go, I thought. This is going to take hours and then I thought Google, and there you were! Pulled the jet and the orifice was completely blocked, cleaned it with an appropriately sized torch tip cleaner and it now runs and idles as smoothly as can be, Thanks a bunch. From Thunder Bay, I owe you a beer or 2.

[danielgorsch]

Thank you so much for this video, I have been fixing small engines for friends and neighbors for 50 years. bought a new machine really cheap since it was a leftover from 2022. Started 1st pull but surging, not being familiar with these engines I never would have known about that jet. I ran a small torch tip cleaner through it very carefully runs nice and smooth.

[rickbeck]

Fantastic after trying three other fixes from different sites I stumbled across this one. I first cleaned the carb and checked the governor spring to no avail. I didn't have a micro drill or tip cleaner kit so I used one metal tine on a metal hand scraper brush. I wiggled it around several times, reinstalled and it started instantly with no surge. Thanks, so much!