captsupercow
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Hello all!
I recently got a 2-stroke Ryobi pack blower from a friend, non-running and have been trying to get it running. I have never worked on a gas blower before but have rebuilt many chainsaws and a couple lawnmowers. The blower is a Ryobi RY08576 with a small 25.4cc engine. It did not have any gas in it so I tried putting a little in and see if it would start with no luck. I checked the spark plug against the frame and it is getting spark, a little hard to see but it was there.
So next I looked at the air filter that was fairly clean, then started getting into the carb. Looking at the carb the fuel screen was pretty dirty and the diaphragms were crispy-stiff. I ordered a carb kit for it and cleaned/rebuilt the carb. Made sure that the primer was pulling fuel through and all seemed well. Put it back together and still nothing, not even a pop. The engine is definitely getting gas as I had to drain it after flooding a few times.
My next step was to try a new spark plug, got one, still nothing. Next I checked compression. Compression reading at about 100-110psi which I think should be enough? Lastly I tried just shooting a bit of starting fluid in to see if we could get anything and still again, not even a pop. Looking through the exhaust, the piston sides look clean, the tube walls are pretty clear. I'm kind of lost on this one.
I suspect that possibly the ignition coil is failing? I mean it's getting spark, but is it strong enough?
I hope by reaching out I might be able to get some advice on this.
Thanks!!
I recently got a 2-stroke Ryobi pack blower from a friend, non-running and have been trying to get it running. I have never worked on a gas blower before but have rebuilt many chainsaws and a couple lawnmowers. The blower is a Ryobi RY08576 with a small 25.4cc engine. It did not have any gas in it so I tried putting a little in and see if it would start with no luck. I checked the spark plug against the frame and it is getting spark, a little hard to see but it was there.
So next I looked at the air filter that was fairly clean, then started getting into the carb. Looking at the carb the fuel screen was pretty dirty and the diaphragms were crispy-stiff. I ordered a carb kit for it and cleaned/rebuilt the carb. Made sure that the primer was pulling fuel through and all seemed well. Put it back together and still nothing, not even a pop. The engine is definitely getting gas as I had to drain it after flooding a few times.
My next step was to try a new spark plug, got one, still nothing. Next I checked compression. Compression reading at about 100-110psi which I think should be enough? Lastly I tried just shooting a bit of starting fluid in to see if we could get anything and still again, not even a pop. Looking through the exhaust, the piston sides look clean, the tube walls are pretty clear. I'm kind of lost on this one.
I suspect that possibly the ignition coil is failing? I mean it's getting spark, but is it strong enough?
I hope by reaching out I might be able to get some advice on this.
Thanks!!