In this thread I complained about what I thought was auger impeller issues. I gave up and called a local repair guy working from his garage. He tells me a dirty carb issue and lack of power. Runs GREAT now. He drained and cleaned tank, replaced fuel line, cleaned carb, jet, bowl told me it was varnished up. New plug too. He advised starting blower once a month all year and run like 10 minutes. Stabilizer in gas can, and after 2 months dump it in your car and get new gas. Ethanol free. Even after all that carb may clog again. My son told me he disassembles and cleans carb every year. Same year & model Ariens as mine