auger wont start.....HELP!!!!

[hawksguy]

some [PoorWordUsage] (me) forgot to drain the gas tank on his auger, and I think it got gummed up with varnish. any suggestions (be nice) as how to get it clean with out a major repair bill? I will appreciate any help you can give me. thanks.

[dangnear]

this is what i would do. first make sure the on/off switch is on, second remove air cleaner cover and foam filter from carb then with choke open spray WD40 into carb & try starting.itwill probbly start quit.keep doing this untill it stays running on its own

[grfisherman2001]

or take the carb off and spray the snot oout of it with carb cleaner. then add stabilizer to your gas and if you forget again you wont have that prob.<BR> good fishin<BR> grfm

[LOWinEYEin]

I did this to mine...<BR>Replaced s. Plug.<BR>emptied and refilled gas <BR>starts on 2nd pull...every time. even cold.<P><BR>Thanks to the guys of F.M.!

[LOWinEYEin]

I did this to mine...<BR>Replaced s. Plug.<BR>emptied and refilled gas <BR>starts on 2nd pull...every time. even cold.<P>Gotta love those double posts!!<BR>Thanks to the guys of F.M.!<p>[This message has been edited by WhaTT! (edited 12-15-2003).]

[Smeds]

I've used a product called (I think) Sea-foam. I've found it at auto parts stores. It is designed to cut the varnish that builds up inside the carbs. Mix it in with the gas after you get the auger fired, it should do the job!

[kupcho]

Take out the spark plug, pour a little bit of gas in there, put the plug back in and give it a few pulls with fresh gas in there. That might do the trick. <P>Kupcho

[mnblaster]

I rebuilt my carb last year after I left gas in it all summer. The carb was full of green velvet-looking stuff, I was told by a mechanic friend that it grows on the plastic parts because of the alcohol in the gas. Anyway, it was easy to do on the kitchen table. (Strikemaster auger)