Strikemaster Auger

[opbguy]

New to forum. Love all the great info I find here. Pulled my less than 1 year old auger out & it fired right up. The problem is it kills when I rev it up to full throttle. I stored it this summer with stabill & started it once monthly. I did drain the old gas & added low oxygenated gas with a little "sea foam". This didn't seem to help. Any ideas would be hugely appreciated !!

[McGurk]

Couple of easy things to try. Take off the air filter and try it. If it works better than you need to clean it out and re-oil it lightly. If it still kills try covering most of the air intake opening with some tape, and try it again. If that helps you have a shortage of fuel somewhere, in a line, filter, or in the carb. Check the lines first for a kink/blockage. Try a new spark plug, and make sure to get the exact same one. If it still runs poorly at the top end, you may need to tear into the carb itself.

Low-oxygenated gas? Do you mean Non-oxygenated? The seafoam isn't an instant cure. If it starts and idles, do what you can and get some more gas through it!

[FishWhisper]

Sorry to hear about the auger issue, I had similar issues and said the heck with it and bought the strike master electric auger and will never go back to gas! You can cut your holes and not get fumed out of your house for an hour also less snow and ice splatter in the house. Sorry that does not help your problem but you will most likely spend over a hundred dollars to get looked and fixed?

[dmpalm]

Strikemaster is known for good customer service. I'd suggest making the trip up to Big Lake and have them take a look at it. I've never heard of them charging for this and they can ususally get it fixed quickly. You could try giving them a call too, they'll ususally help right over the phone.

[opbguy]

Thanks for the troubleshooting ideas. I will try these tonight.

[desert_bulls]

I would also give them a call. I highly doubt that it would cost you a $100. I have brought my auger in a couple of times, the most I ever paid was $40 and that was for new blades. It is without a doubt the BEST customer service I have ever received for any product. I will forever be a strikemaster customer because of their service.

[pulleye16]

Right-bring it back and let them fix it. Sounds like you did everything right to store it and even more then what most people do! It's less then a year? yeah- it should be running like a champ and No, you shouldn't have to clean the air filter, carb,change plugs, or anything else after less then one year...Good advise but something else here is wrong....