I have a 2019 Toro 824 Power Max OE; model number 37798 that I was using the other day and it stopped on me and now wont start. I have had the snow blower for 2 winters and used it very sparingly. The last time I ran it was about 9 months ago and it ran fine. I made a few mistakes in my storage and then readying of the machine this past year. First I didn't drain the gas and there was likely a 1/2 tank in there for the 9 months. My second mistake was when I put in old gas (6-7months old) to top off the tank about a month ago.
It surprisingly started up well when needed this past weekend but quickly it started to sound as if it was misfiring without a constant engine output. I pushed through and used it for about 5-10 min before this inconsistent and progressively weaker sounding engine stopped. Since then I haven't been able to get it started.
So far I have:
Drained the gas and emptied the carburetor
Put in new fuel
I tried to start it a handful of times without success. I have looked at the spark plug and it does appear to be oily or gas saturated, so does the exhaust pipe area.
Any help or ideas are appreciated,
Art
It surprisingly started up well when needed this past weekend but quickly it started to sound as if it was misfiring without a constant engine output. I pushed through and used it for about 5-10 min before this inconsistent and progressively weaker sounding engine stopped. Since then I haven't been able to get it started.
So far I have:
Drained the gas and emptied the carburetor
Put in new fuel
I tried to start it a handful of times without success. I have looked at the spark plug and it does appear to be oily or gas saturated, so does the exhaust pipe area.
Any help or ideas are appreciated,
Art