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Bad Wolf, sounds like it could be crank seals, sorry I see it is only 2 years old so crank seals last way longer then that, sure sounds like it is not pulling the gas in like its supposed to.
Bad Wolf, sounds like it could be crank seals, sorry I see it is only 2 years old so crank seals last way longer then that, sure sounds like it is not pulling the gas in like its supposed to.
That sounds a lot like a plugged exhaust. Not the only thing that it could be but it's having trouble breathing and all the "ins" are clear......I have a similar issue. Sears 31 cc weed wacker, 2 years old. It will "pop" with the choke on, when you then move it position "2" it will catch, rev and die. If I leave it run on full choke it will chug and looks like its spitting fuel out of the carb (walbros) . I've taken the carb apart and blown out every passage and I still get the same thing. A new carb is $35 and I only paid $113 in the first place. I'd hate to pay $35 wait two weeks and have it still not work. I'm about to pitch it in the river
Our Jonsered is still dead, with new coil.
Looking real close at the flywheel end, there might be some play in a bearing too.
I think it lost a crank seal - even with not getting any gas it all, it should give more than a one-stroke 'sput' with a squirt of fuel in the carb throat. A leak down tester is on my list of things to get anyway, but not sure when that is going to happen - this one might be going to the dealer.
When you rebuilt the carb, did you pull the welch plug to clean out those passages as well? If possible, do you have an ultrasonic cleaner to put the carb in? Any chance that when the fuel lines were getting re-connected you have one swapped to the wrong port?
Yes, I pulled the welch plug, no I don't have an utrasonic cleaner. The fuel line can only be hooked up one way
Maple,
Might be worth posting a new thread in the "Gear" section to try and get some more views/advice.
Since you are feeling some possible play in the flywheel, any chance it sheared a flywheel key and you are detecting some play there? Put it out of time enough to cause your issue? Any chance that some of the wires connected to the kill switch is grounding out and causing the issue?
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