How can Sea Foam get my snow blower running again? [SOLVED]

Hey Jim,

Thanks for the question! Here’s a response from a previous question, along with a few notes afterwards:

“If the snow blower isn’t starting due to a gummed up carburetor or other gum/varnish issues in the fuel system, Sea Foam will help clean it up and get it running again. Most small engine problems are caused by gum and varnish.

I’d get a can of Sea Foam High Mileage or Sea Foam Motor treatment and follow the instructions below:

1. remove the old fuel from the tank, then drain the fuel from the carburetor (usually a screw)
2. add a cleaning dosage of Sea Foam to an empty tank followed by a small amount of fresh fuel
3. with Sea Foam mixed in the tank fuel, rope pull/crank or press your primer bulb 3 or 4 times to draw the fresh fuel and Sea Foam into the carburetor
4. then let the engine sit overnight  to allow the Sea Foam to dissolve any fuel residues from the carburetor (older or excessive gum/varnish may need to soak two to three days)

Once the engine starts, the Sea Foam in the fuel will continue to clean and help restore lost engine performance.

Check out the how-to instruction sheet for details…

https://seafoamworks.com/uploads/public/resource-library/2022/07/HOW2_GummedUp-Carb.pdf

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Draining the fuel allows you to 1) remove any old fuel from the tank (which isn’t a problem in your case if you just filled an empty tank with fresh fuel) and more importantly 2) create a high concentration of Sea Foam in the fuel that will work fast and well to clean up any fuel residue and varnish. Draining the fuel from carburetor is important as well as gum or varnish in there is likely causing the problem.

Give that a shot and keep me posted on what happens. Let me know if you have any other questions as well – happy to help!