I have a very old gas-powered weed trimmer (weedeater). It hasn't run right in years, and after my neighbor's electric one died a smokey death (not while I was using it thankfully) I decided to really look into getting mine working. :read:
I found some YouTube videos on rebuilding the little carbs on these things, found a rebuild kit online, and waited. While waiting I dismantled the thing, and disassembled the little aluminum cube of a carb. I've never been inside one of these things, very simple, yet obviously lots of ways for them to not work.
Finally the kit arrived, and I eagerly rebuilt the carb and reinstalled it the the weed trimmer. A few tugs at the starter cord and no joy.
Many more tugs and still no joy. :censored:
Finally it dawned on me. The gas in the can I was using was probably a year old if not two years old. :dunce:
Poured that into the Vanagon and went for some fresh. Mixed up a can of fresh gas with the 2-strok oil and after some fiddling, it fired up. Warmed it up and adjusted the idle speed and lo/hi mixtures. Probably spent way too much time fixing this thing, but it feels good. :king:
I found some YouTube videos on rebuilding the little carbs on these things, found a rebuild kit online, and waited. While waiting I dismantled the thing, and disassembled the little aluminum cube of a carb. I've never been inside one of these things, very simple, yet obviously lots of ways for them to not work.
Finally the kit arrived, and I eagerly rebuilt the carb and reinstalled it the the weed trimmer. A few tugs at the starter cord and no joy.
Many more tugs and still no joy. :censored:Finally it dawned on me. The gas in the can I was using was probably a year old if not two years old. :dunce:
Poured that into the Vanagon and went for some fresh. Mixed up a can of fresh gas with the 2-strok oil and after some fiddling, it fired up. Warmed it up and adjusted the idle speed and lo/hi mixtures. Probably spent way too much time fixing this thing, but it feels good. :king:
