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Is there a website that will discrib how to clean the carburator of a weed wacker?
I have a Sears Craftsman week whacker and leaf blower. Neither run well. Yesterday I changed the plug and emptied out the gas in the weed whacker, and refilled with fresh oil mixed gas. I'm running a 40:1 mix in them. Hopefully that is correct. Anyway, it still did not cure the problem in the weed whacker. It runs poorly and often bogs out, especially when I give it gas. I pretty much have to run it at idle to keep it running. The blower is the same, accept it has a choke and I have to have it around 1/2 choke to keep it running. And that is still not very good. Any suggestions? I thought maybe the carburetors were dirty or gummed up. I'm semi handy, but not a wiz.
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- renpenLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
The carburetors probably need to be rebuilt. You can get the kits from your local small engine repair shop. Once you take them apart there is very little left to clean. A can of spray carb cleaner will work. But just cleaning them and putting the old diaphragms back in won't solve your problems.
- 9 years ago
Smoothing out with the choke on indicates a vacuum leak. Check the carb mounting gasket.
- 9 years ago
donyboy73 channel this guy has many small engine tutorials,i have learned a lot from this fellow.
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