Hello Everyone! I hope you all are doing well!
I just joined this Forum, and this is my first post! I doubt that it will prove much of a challenge for the handy-folks who contribute here!
I have a Troy-bilt 2-stage snow-thrower, a Storm 5024. <<< That's what it says on the manual, which didn't help me with my question, nor did the 1-800 help-line, which put me on the recorded-reply merry-go-round until I got dizzy and fell off, without ANY helful information, LOL!
Okay, I was looking for the fuel line, as I neglected to drain/run out the gas last year (and I didn't really find the line, but..the tank was bone dry, so...I guess that's good!) But...
...while looking around...I found a new mystery.
It was a small, white, two-prong electrical (I'm guessing) plug. It connects right under the area where the electric-start button and three-prong plug-in are. I use a cord to plug-in to a power-outlet and connect to that 3-pronger. It's not the spark-plug boot, as that looks connected. It disappears under a silver cylinder, which is about 2-3 inches in diameter, and about 4-5 inches long, what I'm guessing is part of the Starter-upper!
The little plug was tucked between that silver-cylinder and the fuel-tank, like it was done purposely at the store, and I don't think I've done anything that might have resulted in it being disconnected...but I can't swear to it.
Is it possible that it is an alternative power-input for a NON-manual pull-starting, like by a battery or something?
I pored over the manual...and I didn't see reference ONE to that little bugger, LOL!
Would you all be able to put my mind at ease before I test-fire my lightly used machine tomorrow?
Thank you all, so much!
Alex N in Indiana
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