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My weedeater featherlite doesn't want to start...once it starts, it runs fine. I have changed out the primer bulb and the gas lines....but just have trouble getting to start all the time.
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It sounds like the bulb is not sealed properly. That may also explain why it shut off after 20 secs. (sucking air and not getting enough gas). Fuel line or carb may be cracked or clogged. Or you may have accidentally reversed the fuel lines. Since it worked fine before you removed it, the problem most likely lies with the bulb, its gasket, its fuel line connections or the one-way valve beneath the bulb.
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I would start by emptying out all the old fuel,then pull the recoil several times to clear the carburetor. Then add fresh oil/gas mix,should be 40:1 which is 3.2oz of two cycle oil to one gallon of gas. Also check the fuel line and primer line for good connection to the carb. and make sure the spark plug is good.
Presuming the primer bulb is on top of the carb....Fuel filter line out of gas tank goes to the lower part if carburetor body. The other line (normally larger in size) coming out of the fuel tank goes to the primer bulb outlet on the top of carb.
If the primer/purge bulb is not on the carb, things are a little different. The fuel filter line out of the tank still goes directly to the carb, as the bulb will pull old fuel/air out of the carb allowing fresh fuel to flow in and pushes old fuel/air back to the fuel tank.
Fresh fuel in, old fuel out of the carb...you can hook up a piece of fuel line to the bulb and tell which one is pulling and which one is pushing..or depress it with your fingers on it...either way you can tell.
Does it have a primer bulb? If so, check it for cracks, also check the fuel lines and the uptake filter in the fuel tank which may be clogged, check all the seals of the carb inder a magnifier to check for dirt or cracks...this is going to sound stupid but are you sure you put the carb back together correctly?
primer bulb on weedeater will not return to normal or **** gas into it. new primer bulb. lines to tank have been repalce and can blow through them but primer bulb will not push air into tank
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