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Re: [Shop-talk] Snow blower repair

To: "Phil Nase" <nases@verizon.net>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Snow blower repair
From: "Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA" <gsteve@hammatt.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:30:11 -0800
I have a 100 year old house with 2000 sq. ft shop/garage
for sale in Skagit Valley, WA.  We get snow about
every other year.......and it lasts for a day!
Then you don't have to worry 'bout those snow blower
type things.
<GRIN>

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Nase" <nases@verizon.net>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:17 AM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Snow blower repair


>I have a 15 year old Ariens 7hp Tecumsah engined 2 stage snow blower. 
>It
> starts and runs well but no longer pitches the snow more than 6-8 
> feet.
>
> I have adjusted the idler pulley and the cable to the clutch is 
> tight enough.
> I see no other adjustments to make for the the impeller.  I've tried 
> every
> thing I know to fix it but nothing has changed. The belts have very 
> little
> time on them.  I haven't worked on the throttle and am wondering 
> whether I
> should have more power under load.
>
> My dad had a similar unit with a 6hp engine and that thing would 
> throw the
> snow clear across a 30 foot street.
>
> Mine never did move the snow like his did but it is getting 
> unusable.
>
> Any ideas?  Thanks.
>
> Phil Nase
> Quakertown, PA
> http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa/
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