Those wacky weedwackers!

THANKS!

Jim

Whenever one of my small engines won't start, I take off the air filter cover, remove the filter, then shoot a shot of gum-out carb cleaner into the air intake hole. Usually starts immediately. Don't use too much, or you might wind up looking at weeds from the root side up.

Pete in PA

Check your 'fuel intake pendant' if you've got one. It's usually a little piece of foam and a fitting on the end a plastic tube that hangs in the gas tank and feeds the carb. (Your setup may be completely different)

I had an ECHO trimmer that had the foam turn to mush after awhile without gas.

bb

thanks, Jim

You see gas in the line to the carb, so the fuel pendant is probably ok. Mine looked like a cross between gum and silly putty.

Try cranking the engine over in a 'normal start routine. Stop and pull the sparkplug. Smell it.

If it's wet with fuel, look to problems with the ignition. If it's dry and you can't smell any fuel, look to a plugged jet in the carb. If it's oily but doesn't smell like fuel, you may have got a 'dollop' of unmixed oil in the carb. (rare with modern 2 stroke oils)

And as always with a 2 stroke be sure try a new spark plug if you haven't already done so..

bbott

Carb jets, fuel or no, it should run for a few seconds on ether. (You don't want to run very long as you have no bottom cyl lube on ether)

Get a helper to hold the spark plug threads grounded against the cylinder head while you spin the engine... (get your partner to wear gloves) or if they slip they will get a 'surprise')

In a modern machine you should see a fat blue spark. Let us know what you find out.

bb

THANKS for all your help.

Jim