[AT] ATIS members

[David Bruce]

A couple years ago I had a trimmer that was gunked up.  The dealer who 
did the service as a matter of course replaces the carb.  Less expensive 
over all.

David
NW NC

On 11/8/2012 8:17 AM, Will Powell wrote:
> A relative of mine lost his job and got a job in a small equipment dealer as a repairman. I asked him what he did when an engine came in with gelled gasoline. He said they never tried to clean out or rebuild the carburetors, always ordered new ones.
>
> I've been repairing small engines for about 40 years now. I clean my own carbs, and I've seen some bad ones.... Though, if I was going to make a business out of it I would surely have the customer get a new carb if it was an option.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Sloane"<mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 7:57:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS members
>
> Here is my "word of advice" on your endeavor: enjoy working on those old
> engines, but if anyone shows up with an older 2-stroke that "won't
> start", show them the exit. I have a barn full of chain saws, string
> trimmers, leaf blowers, etc. that look like new but won't run. They can
> be fixed up, but it usually means replacing the fuel lines, gas tank
> filter, and overhauling or replacing the carburetor - all the result of
> running ethanol laced gasoline that the machines weren't designed to
> handle. (Most of the old 4-stroke engines seem to manage the ethanol,
> but not well.) While I don't mind puttering with these things for my own
> amusement, there is no way you could do the work and charge less than
> the cost of replacing the whole machine - a brand new chain saw can be
> bought for $100 or less at one of the big box stores. I just brought
> home an older Husqvarna 40 chain saw that cleaned up very nicely, but,
> of course it won't start. Now I have to partially disassemble the saw to
> get at the carburetor/line/tank and see what I can do. If the Husky
> wasn't such a nice machine, I would send it right back to the town
> Clean-up day where it came from.
>
> Mike