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Re: handheld blower blues

To: john niolon <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Subject: Re: handheld blower blues
From: Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:21:42 -0700
John,

I had a chain saw that did the same thing. Finally tracked it down to a
plugged muffler. Leaf cutter bees had very carefully filled all of the
holes.

Dave Russell

john niolon wrote:
 > A 'friend' gave me a small Echo handheld gas leaf blower... claimed
 > it was just drippin oil.
 >
 > took it with a smile and home I went. Mixed the 32:1 ...filled her up
 > and it fired right off... ran perfectly for about 2 minutes and
 > quit.... quit like you cut off the switch...
 >
 > pull..ppulll pppluuullllll... won't start.  Cuss it walk away...
 >
 > back in ten minutes... pull... fires right up runs great for another
 > 2 minutes...same thing..
 >
 > It's gonna take weeks to blow off the driveway !!!   Any ideas,
 > suggestions on problem ???    still haven't seen the oil drippin :-)
 >
 > thanks
 >
 > john






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