Carburetor for MTD CUB Cadet Troy BILT 951-10974 951-10974A 951-12705 HUAYI 165S 165SA Stens 520-862 Carburetor

It's Better to buy new carb off Amazon than trying to clean the old one Its just Easier change it out for new one Great price

I have a Craftsman 26" with the 208cc engine (MTD 270-QV), model 247.886940. This is my third season using it after buying it new and it has given me trouble both times I tried to start it up after storing it over the summer. Last time I had to replace the spark plug to fire it up. This time spark was fine (when removing the plug, shooting in a little carb cleaner and replacing the plug, it would start up for a second or two). However, the carburetor was not getting fuel to the engine. I took the bowl off and found it dry with the float stuck. After freeing up the float gas would flow through it and fill the bowl, but even after spraying it with carb cleaner and putting it back together it would still not run.The carburetor is supposed to be part number 951-05251 but this one is identical, with one difference - the fitting for the fuel line points straight up on the original carburetor and is rotated 90 degrees on this one. (You can see this in the pictures.) Not sure if it can be rotated but I didn't want to take any chances. I got it to fit anyway, just had to make sure the fuel hose clamp wasn't in the way of the choke assembly. The gaskets that came with the new carburetor were fine, I just had to flip them around the right way.Anyway, got it all back together and the snowblower fired right up, no adjustments needed. At this price I'm going to order a couple of spares so I'm prepared... also going to use ethanol-free gas and try using stabilizer over the summer to see if that works better.By the way, MTD made this snowblower needlessly complicated to work on. To get the plastic piece with the primer bulb and ignition switch off, I had to get the throttle knob off. (In one of the YouTube videos I saw, there was a notch in the plastic so the knob didn't have to be removed, which was a better design.) I ended up cutting the knob with a Dremel so it could be removed. It's still pretty tight, I don't think it's going to fall off even with the cut I made. The choke knob came off with some coaxing but I could see how it might be easy to damage the choke hardware trying to remove it.

Installed this on my MTD Pro Single Stage 179cc. If you've never taken a carburetor off one of these machines, I suggest you watch a YouTube video on it. It's not hard, just a lot of disassembly. With that being said, once installed it purred like a kitten. We'll see how long it lasts, but for a third of the price as OEM.

Troy Bilt 2410 Snowblower 179cc motor (Model 31AS62N2711) starts first pull and operates perfectly with this carburetorSnowblower was at times hard to start and surging under 3/4 - full throttle. Required partial choke to even operate. An original Troy Bilt replacement carburetor is $70.59 (and backordered on the Troy Bilt website) . The OEM rebuild kit is $40.69, so decided to try this $13.88 carburetor from Amazon instead.The carburetor came with all the accessories (gaskets, primer, and primer fuel line). I was appreciative of the replacement primer fuel line as the original (now seven years old) had completely degraded.Not particularly handy with tools, but with the guidance of a youtube video was able to remove and install the new carburetor. The new carb fit perfectly, and the engine started with the first pull of the handle (didn't need the electric start anymore!). Runs smoothly at full throttle, no choke required other than for the initial start.One minor issue:The hole for the choke linkage was too small and had to be opened with a power drill. This was easy to do (did not require any disassembly of the carburetor) and in fact I was able to do it while it was mounted on the snowblower. (Note the second picture which shows the required adjustment).Bottom line:This substitution is a tremendous value, works perfectly; certainly won't hesitate to purchase again!

Bought my Craftsman 22" Show Thrower ten years ago. It got a little use the first few years, but has sat unused for about six years. Replaced the existing carburetor with this kit, which has everything needed, and now the snow blower runs like new. Very happy with this purchase, and will keep this as a future reference.

I've been using these carb kits for several years and I am happy to see the improvement to choke shaft attachment holes. I use to have to drill every single one. Nice!

As advertised

It says it is for a Snow Blower - But it looks the same as the carb on my MTD push mower - So I took a chance and ordered it and put it on my mower and it works like a charm. A+++++++++++