Greetings All
Have an almost new Poulan Pro snow blower in my shop, problem ended up being a plugged breather in the fuel cap, easy fix. What I did find interesting though, is after the machine was fixed, I gave it a test run in the dark and noticed a constant blue arcing between the discharge chute and the chute rotator assembly.
The discharge chute is metal and sits on a plastic ring so is insulated from the frame. The rotator assembly is metal and the gap between the two is about ½ to ¾". I had not realized that blowing snow created so much static electricity. Outside temperature was -28ºC (-18ºF) and relative humidity was at 64%. The more snow that was being put through the machine, the brighter the arc. "Fascinating Jim" All the best,
Sky