I used the incorrect gas in my snowblower and now it will not start. What is the problem and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

I'm not sure what you mean by incorrect gas ?diesel?
If some how you did use the wrong gas, you have to drain it, remove and clean the spark plug and flush the system including the carburetor with small quantities of correct gas—be careful.


I like tewario's drain it and leave it to dry for a day better.

Answer 2

First of all empty out the old gas. Fill with proper gas. Try starting to flush the old gas through the system, then replace the spark plug with a new one. Hope this works for you. Paisano..

Answer 3

Drain all the gas from the tank, and fuel lines.
put new gas in.
try to start for a while (to get gas from carborator and cylinders out)
put in new spark plugs if it doesent start.
start engine

Answer 4

drain the gas out of it and put the correct gas in. dont take it to a tech though because if its still under your manufactures warranty they wont cover that because its considered customer abuse and misuse.

Answer 5

Try to rotate the mechanism. If it won't budge probably the engine is seized. If not, it will be one of the problems mentioned by others.

If it has a starter and it isn't working, the problem could be there.

Answer 6

If you seized the engine go get a new engine, but if its just fowled take the tank and the pre pump botton off and the sparkplug get a new one then go blow snow, they have those machines so smart they are almost fool proof , if you didnt blow it clean it.

Answer 7

Gas is Gas is Gas..........Use any Gas you like. Octane is irrelivant. You have dumped water into the tank...Or you have no spark... It is possible that you have some dirt plugging the carb. but I doubt it....

Answer 8

That was very dumb, drain gas, leave to dry for a day, refill and Vrrrrooooooooooooom!!!!!!!!!!!!