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Snowblower ys828 won't start
Hey can someone help me? I haven't run my snowblower for the last year. I changed the gas, the oil, took the carb off and used carb cleaner on it, replaced it. Tried starting fluid (ether), changed the gas one more time. Used some gas in the spark plug hole and the only thing I can get is about 5 to 10 seconds of the motor running and then it quits. What to do now??? Maybe somehow it needs an adjustment from the carb screw? Does anyone know how to adjust the carb screw adjuster??? Thanks, smkaniuk@yahoo.com
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
My best guess would be that the float needle is stuck in the carburator thus preventing the carburator bowl from filling up. The first thing to try is to gently tap the side of the carburator with a soft mallet or lacking that a heavy piece of wood. If that does not work then you will have to disassemble the carburator to get it unstuck. Pay close attention to where all the parts came from, make diagrams if neccessary and then clean all the internal parts with carburator cleaner and put it back to gether. If should run like new after that. If this is beyond your technical expertise then you will need to buy a replacement carburator and remember in the future to always shut down using the fuel valve and allow the engine to stall out when all the fuel in the carburator has been used up. Search the posts for links as to where you can get a new one.
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
Thanks for responding
I did take the carb off and the bowl with the needle. It didn't seem stuck at all, cleaned it with carb cleaner and when I put it back on, I still couldn't get it started. I could get a carb down here in Wisconsin but my question is could it be something other than the carburetor before I spend the money? One other question is how to adjust the carb with the adjustment screw? Maybe it is an adjustment problem?
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
Hi There. I have the YS624 and I couldn't get it started, even after I took the carb apart. I discovered the problem was the gas line on/off switch was stuck. Also, I once tried starting the blower with the carb not fully asembled ( cover & screws ) and it wouldn't start. I put it all back on to bring it to the dealer for service and it started no problem. Being machineally changeled doesn't help me much.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Don
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
Hi you might want to pull the sparkplug and check the color
grey/white= lean
black/wet= rich
If its lean you should check the float height its really important,see your service manual for spec
if its rich check the float height and make sure youn have a clean hot/blue spark
also if its rich check the choke to make sure its completely open and not sticking part closed.
Good Luck !
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
Sorry if this seems obvious or too simple, but these are the two things that have caused my YS828 not to start (or not to stay running) once in a while:
1.) Actually, I had this problem on my YS828 just last week, and I've had this problem on other power equipment too (other snowblowers, lawn mowers, etc.)... The gas cap typically has a breather function designed into it that allows air in but doesn't let gas spatter out. All it takes is a little dust (like what would settle on it from the end of one winter to the start of the next) to get into the little air hole in the top center of the gas cap and it can plug it shut. Without letting air in through the cap an engine will do exactly what you said yours is doing - you can start it but it will only run for a little while. Once sufficient vacuum is pulled inside the gas tank (because the cap isn't allowing air in while gas is leaving the tank) then it begins to starve the engine and it eventually dies. Depending on how tightly your cap seals and depending on how completely your cap is plugged your blower may run for a longer or shorter amount of time. Quick test of course is to ensure you have gas in the tank and then start it and let it run for a while without the cap on. It's a little messy spattering gas out of the top, but if it stays running you found your culprit. And it takes all of 2 minutes to clean the crap out of that little breather hole - so no big deal there. Just be careful that you gently "dig" the dust/debris OUT of the hole rather than shoving it deeper down into the cap. And don't push hard into the hole (with the wire or jeweler's screwdriver or whatever you end up using) or you'll damage the inside of the cap that provides the breathing function.
2.) This is less likely I think since you had it running fine in prior seasons (it sounds like). But the only other time I had trouble keeping my YS828 running was when I accidentally bought and tried to use the wrong spark plugs. Jeesh did I waste a lot of time looking for a problem that wasn't there with that little move. Once I got pissed and bought new plugs from a reliable source (i.e. so I knew they were the right plugs for my machine) it then started in no more than 3 pulls (sometimes on the 1st pull!) and stays running without any hint of trouble whatsoever.
Hope one of these helps!
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Re: Snowblower ys828 won't start
I had the exact same problem but sometimes it would start but no more than that : it was ok on idle but would die if I tried to move on to high revolution.
I removed the carburator and found a tiny hole at the bottom of the bowl through which gasoline was leaking. That tiny hole was assiciated with a small screw. Quite frankly I don't know what these are for ( the hole and the screw) but I tightened the screw so it would «close» the hole. It could be some kind of a drain mechanism but it is very different from a regular drain plug.
Anyway, I reassembled the whole thing and now the machine is back to normal !
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