My Symplicity snow blower won’t start…should I put Sea Foam in the gas tank and let it sit overnight? [SOLVED]

Thanks for the question, Durand!

Here’s an excerpt from a page on our site about what to do with a snowblower that isn’t starting right. You’ll want to drain most all of the gas (which you can still use since it’s fresh) in the tank so you can create a high concentration of Sea Foam, and follow the directions below:

“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. Here are step by step instructions for how to use Sea Foam:

• Remove the old fuel from the tank, then drain the fuel from the carburetor (usually a screw)
• Add a cleaning dosage of Sea Foam to an empty tank followed by a small amount of fresh fuel (a 1:2 ratio of Sea Foam to fuel is a good cleaning dose. Add 4 oz of Sea Foam and 8 oz of fuel).
• 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
• 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.”

Here’s a link to the full page: https://seafoamworks.com/fix-a-hard-starting-snow-blower/