[Shop-talk] weedwacker tech

[ericm at lne.com]

The pump is in the carb.

I'm pretty sure that on a properly working one you
shouldn't be able to blow through the pumper and into the carb.
There's a couple tiny reed valves in the pump that should
block everything off.

Eric


On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 11:13:18PM -0400, Mark Andy wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, ericm at lne.com wrote:
> > The weighted end hose is the pickup.  But its a diaphram ("pumper") 
> > carb. Crankcase pulses move a diaphram which pumps fuel into the carb. 
> > I don't think you should be able to blow through it.
> >
> > The split hose would be a problem though!
> 
> The pump is in the pickup?  Or in the carb?  I can't blow through the hose 
> connected to the weighted pickup...