How to Remove the Carburetor From a Small Engine Snapper Snow Blower

Find the engine muffler at the bottom left of the Snapper snow blower's small engine assembly. Remove the two bolts from the muffler with a socket wrench and slide the muffler away and off of the rest of the engine.

Remove the dipstick from the Snapper snow blower's gas tank.

Remove the bolts from the Snapper's gas tank with your socket wrench. Slide the gas tank off the machine, taking care not to spill any fuel.

Find the Snapper snow blower's carburetor. This will feature an immediately identifiable bowl-shaped design and will sit about halfway up the right side of the engine assembly.

Remove the carburetor intake's screws with a Phillips screwdriver. The intake will be found on the rear of the carburetor and is not the actual bowl. The air filter can be seen on the end of the intake, to aid in identification.

Remove the intake's bolts with your socket wrench, then slide the intake off the machine.

Slide a pan under the Snapper snow blower's carburetor bowl. Find the needle valve near the bottom of the bowl. Look just below the needle valve to find the lone nut on the underside of the bowl. Loosen the nut with your socket wrench, allowing the excess fuel and liquid to drain from the bowl into the pan. Wait until everything drains out.

Remove the Snapper carburetor's nut altogether and then pull off the now loose carburetor bowl.