[Shop-talk] Weedwacker starting problem

[Doug Braun]

I've had a coupl eof tools that refused to run unless
the gas tank was 100% full.  It turned out to be a
crack in the fuel line from the tank to the carb,
which would let in air.  The crack was in the portion
of the line inside the tank, so it did not cause an
external gas leak.

Doug


--- PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Craftsman 17" 21cc weedwacker, working fine (except
> for a broken pull-start
> rope this Spring) for about 6 years.  Right after I
> filled the tank with some
> more gas/oil mixture (of questionable age) it
> decided to not start.  Finally
> got around to emptying the tank and cleaning out the
> lines with some
> compressed air, and pulling apart where the priming
> bubble is, and using some
> carb cleaner on it, it would then start pretty
> quickly but would quit just as
> quick.  This happened about 5 times before I gave up
> on it.  Kinda weird.
> Maybe the plug needs replacement?