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Ryobi 720r weedeater. Starts, stalls, won't start. I just rebuilt the Walbro WT-340 carburetor on my Ryobi 720r. Primed it, fired in choke mode, switched to idle speed and started. It ran for about ...

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Question about 30 Cubic Centimeter Curved Shaft Gas Trimmer

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Troy-bilt TB590 EC brush cutter Starts fine but loses power and ultimately stalls when trigger is pressed. Sounds like you will need to clean your carburetor. Sometimes you can get by with priming it ...

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Question about Mighty Lite Lawn Trimmer

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...lose of prime It maybe sounds like you need to replace the fuel lines with some of the new "Tygon" lines which are more ethanol resistant. Check in the fuel tank for the condition of the fuel filter ...

Question about Mighty Lite Lawn Trimmer

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...carburetor body correctly. Do not overtighten the brass bolt. For a final touch, try adding some fuel system cleaner (like Chem Tool Berryman B-12 to the gasoline you use. It will further clean the ...

Question about 1984 Econoline

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...prime to the carburetor. also the pump may be worn out inside causing this problem. the carburetor has a accelerator pump on it that may be worn and this is why you have to prime it to get it going. ...

Question about 22" Yard Machine Push Mower

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...carburetor is old/stiff/separated (rebuild kits or new carb).  If you rebuild, pay particular attention to the diaphragm position on old one and you will need to prime the carb heavily.  ...

Hi, I have a 22 inch Poulan Pro lawn mower with a 5hp B&S engine. I guess It was losing power and dying when it hit heavy grass. My tenant then added oil thinking that was the problem. She added ...

...lose power, but making adjustments on the carburetor would allow me to continue at not full power. I also changed out the spark plug, and fuel filter, no improvement. I decided to try a different ...

prime and chainsaw runs than stops. someone on this god green earth has a bin full please help Not all of the parts are still available for this little saw. You will need to determined what exactly is

prime", that is, the float bowl on the carb is going dry, it means that the float is possibly stuck closed. Other options include a faulty fuel pump and a faulty fuel pressure regulator. These engines

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