Recent content by ToddB

I'm going to put the carb back together and retry. None of the seals are torn, and there seems to be nothing to clean. I did find a carb kit for it, I'll get that. And carb cleaner. For now, from your answers, I'm betting the carb is OK. And the two gas lines are clear. The filter in the gas...

I used mouth, lips, air... I also poked through with a wire, a twist-tie with plastic stripped off. I can also see through one of the gas inlets, and the jet in the center. It's totally clean inside, no dirt or buildup at all.

Tanaka TBC-340 weed trimmer: Won't start. Seems to have compression: resistance when pulling the starter. Has spark: checked by grounding against cylinder, electrodes grey/brownish, not blackened, not wet. Fuel mix seems fine: used same gas elsewhere. Air filter clean. First time taking apart...