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Originally Posted By: JTK Tecumseh snow king flat head engine I presume? I'm assuming it doesn't bog down when you engage the auger and wheel drive when not under load? If so, like said, it's a carburetor issue. You can mess with it, but I'd get a spare off eBay or the likes to have on hand to...

Originally Posted By: hemitom Originally Posted By: kschachn Originally Posted By: MuskyJoe Originally Posted By: hemitom does this carb have the power adjusting screwing on the bottom of the carb. ?? if it does i'm willing to bet its out of adjustment. It does have the adjusting screw on the...

Originally Posted By: hemitom does this carb have the power adjusting screwing on the bottom of the carb. ?? if it does i'm willing to bet its out of adjustment. It does have the adjusting screw on the bottom of the carb. will mess with this over the next couple days as well.

Originally Posted By: hemitom does this carb have the power adjusting screwing on the bottom of the carb. ?? if it does i'm willing to bet its out of adjustment. yes, it does have the screw on the bottom.

Originally Posted By: zzyzzx Throw it away and get an electric snow blower. I assume this is a joke where I am at in WI we average almost 60 inches of snow a winter. not a chance of ever getting an electric snowblower.

Thank you guys for all of the great answers and suggestions. I will work on a few of these adjustments tonight and tomorrow in preparation for the next round of snow coming Friday and hopefully that all helps. A buddy of mine who works with small engines quite a bit replaced the carburetor but...

I have a 14 year old MTD 2 stage snowblower that I did some work to in the off season (replaced carb, fuel lines, spark plugs, belts and cosmetic work). The snowblower starts right up and seems to run very well with a lot of power in idle and under very light snow. As soon as I get into a couple...