Assuming you get fuel in the little primer bulb (many are clear and you can see there is fuel there) this sounds more and more like either a crudded-up carb from old fuel or a bad/misadjusted carb from the git go.
-----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 6:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I fought the saw and the saw won I was getting a nice blue spark when I did that On 8/9/2013 3:29 PM, G Mann wrote: > I've had some success with 2 stroke engines with fouled plugs by spraying > the plug with brake cleaner to flush off the oil/carbon.. > > Then with the plug out and hooked up lay it in contact with the cylinder > head and pull the engine through and watch the spark.. Good hot blue > spark.. likely plug is good.. weak yellow spark.. something wrong with > either the plug [fouled Beyond Economical Repair] or ignition system not > right.. > > Spark, fuel, air, all required to run. Any one missing.. no start. Any one > not in right ratio.. no start.. or poor running.. > > Grant... > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > >> Pull the plug when that happens again and see if it is wet or dry and >> check to see if there is spark. >> >> Got to be either flooded, not getting fuel, or not getting spark. >> >> Randy >> >> >> On 08/08/2013 6:33 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> >>> Oh yea I pulled the cover and squirted a short squirt of either in the >>> carb and it still did not start >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Rich Thomas <richthomas79TD300@** >>> constructivity.net <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>> wrote: >>> >>> On my 2-cycle things I squirt in a bunch of carb cleaner to loosen up >>>> the dried gunk (which appears very rapidly) that clogs the jets. The carb >>>> cleaner will usually fire it off but you might need a couple shots. >>>> Sometimes ether but that is probably not good as there is no oil in there, >>>> but it will get it started after 2-3 times. >>>> >>>> --R >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/8/13 11:51 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 07/08/2013 6:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So back to the say, it is a POS. I went out to start it, have not ran >>>>>> it in a couple days. Wore myself pulling on the damn thing, it never >>>>>> started. I am going to take it to their nearest service provider I guess >>>>>> and tell them either to fix it or shove it up their ass. >>>>>> >>>>> Try pulling off the filter cover and squirting a little gas into the >>>>> carb intake. >>>>> That should at least tell you if it is starving for fuel. >>>>> I am guessing that is the most likely cause of hard starting. >>>>> >>>>> Did you check to see if it has spark? >>>>> >>>>> Maybe a new spark plug? >>>>> >>>>> Small engines like this are pretty basic. >>>>> >>>>> Randy >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________ >>>>> >>>>> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://m ail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6558 - Release Date: 08/07/13 > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
