i bought a craftsman leaf blower at a garage sale this morning for $10. i normaly don't pay for stuff that doesn't run but it was calling my name. it has a blower nozzel and a vaccum nozel and a bag. apparently its supposed to mulch the leaves while it vaccums.
i can't get it to run. it's getting fuel, its getting spark. i've cleaned the carburetor. the diaphragm looks okay. the fuel lines look okay. no cracks. the fuel filter looks clean. once in awhile it drips fuel out the carburetor. i can't tell where its comming from. it will start dripping for a second then quit. i wipe it off and look for the leak but nothing appears. maybe its just flooding? i'm not sure its even firing. i think it did once or twice but i couldn't tell. i tried spraying starting fluid in the intake but i don't that would even work on this engine. then i tried spraying starting fluid in the spark plug hole, re-installing the spark plug and pulling the cord. then i tried dumping a little gas in it. nothing.
what else should i check?
monday i'm going to the parts store and buying a carburetor repair kit and a gasket to go between carb and the carb adapter and the block.
i can't get it to run. it's getting fuel, its getting spark. i've cleaned the carburetor. the diaphragm looks okay. the fuel lines look okay. no cracks. the fuel filter looks clean. once in awhile it drips fuel out the carburetor. i can't tell where its comming from. it will start dripping for a second then quit. i wipe it off and look for the leak but nothing appears. maybe its just flooding? i'm not sure its even firing. i think it did once or twice but i couldn't tell. i tried spraying starting fluid in the intake but i don't that would even work on this engine. then i tried spraying starting fluid in the spark plug hole, re-installing the spark plug and pulling the cord. then i tried dumping a little gas in it. nothing.
what else should i check?
monday i'm going to the parts store and buying a carburetor repair kit and a gasket to go between carb and the carb adapter and the block.