gecko wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:17:46 -0400, Art <Artemis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>> In an earlier post you said your edger didn't have a primer so I'm not
>> sure why you are looking for one. The picture shows one but then does
>> not list a part number, probably because your model doesn't use one.
>> It's just a generic picture that is used in lots of parts lists.
>>
>> Parts for the carb itself should be available locally from any decent
>> power equipment shop. Just tell them you need parts for a Walbro carb
>> and give them the number off the carb body. Should either be WT-242 or
>> WT-308 (according to the Poulan parts list.) Don't mention that it is
>> for a Poulan and they should be glad to help you.
>>
>> Or if you will tell me exactly what parts you need, I'll see what I can
>> do as far as getting you the correct part numbers.
>
> Further investigation resulted in a discovery that the tiny fuel line
> that s****s from the tank to the carburetor is dry-rotted, and it
> disintegrated into my hands as I touched it. Hence I need to replace
> that before going any further. Only thing is, I can't really tell yet
> how that lines gets to the carburetor. It seems to s**** along the
> side of the housing next to the tank and then it disappears into the
> housing innards. It appears I will have to disassemble the entire
> housing in order to find where the end of the line connects. That
> would seem to be a major job, I say with despair. Then of course I
> have to find replacement line (or I guess tubing),
>
> Hoping you might cheer me up with a helpful suggestion or two about
> how to deal with re-fitting this fuel line, I will delay attacking the
> housing until I find a piece of tubing, which I will now go seek. Are
> you there?
>
> Thanks for your helps
>
> -GECKO
I'm reluctant to give this advice since I have no idea how mechanically
inclined you are.
The fuel line is not dry rotted, the rubber is breaking down because gas
was left in the unit long enough for it to go stale. All the rubber
parts in the carb are going to be in bad shape. A fuel line alone is not
going to take care of it.
You should go ahead and order
fuel line kit 530069599,
fuel line fitting 530023877,
carb kit 530035312,
fuel filter 530014815,
gasket 530019194 and any other unrelated parts that might be broken on
it. Try your local shops before ordering on-line. They'll be faster and
might even be cheaper.
Once you get the parts take the carb off and take it and the carb kit to
a power equipment shop and have them rebuild the carb. After that you
can reassemble everything using the new parts.
Or you could just toss the whole thing in the trash. It's not a quality
piece to begin with.
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Art
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