I am currently restoring an older Simplicity 1080S snow blower I found locally for $150. It was in fair to good shape, ran and started OK but I still wanted to restore and refresh it. After ordering a few parts, I started tearing into it over the last few weeks.
Fast forward to yesterday, I replaced the fuel hose, filled the tank and fired her up. I let the engine run at full throttle for a while and without a second thought, adjusted the carburator until it ran perfectly. It roars smoothly and idles correctly now but I adjusted the carburator when it was 90 degrees out. My question is, is this thing even going to start when I try it again at 30 degrees? Does outside air temp really make that big of a difference when adjusting an old, fully adjustable carburetor? I am hoping a slight adjustment for the colder weather is all it will need come winter.
The engine is a pretty standard 10 horsepower Tecumseh snow king. Here she is, I think I got a nice machine for $150. Thanks!
Fast forward to yesterday, I replaced the fuel hose, filled the tank and fired her up. I let the engine run at full throttle for a while and without a second thought, adjusted the carburator until it ran perfectly. It roars smoothly and idles correctly now but I adjusted the carburator when it was 90 degrees out. My question is, is this thing even going to start when I try it again at 30 degrees? Does outside air temp really make that big of a difference when adjusting an old, fully adjustable carburetor? I am hoping a slight adjustment for the colder weather is all it will need come winter.
The engine is a pretty standard 10 horsepower Tecumseh snow king. Here she is, I think I got a nice machine for $150. Thanks!