Recent content by wrbear

Found the problem, again thanks for the posted image.

FYI, Time of Death - June 4, 2021 11:10 AM CST. Well, I dug into this a bit more and discovered the problem. The pin that was pressed into the flywheel started to elongate the flywheel hole as noted in the attached image. The piston rod end ridings on bearings. Hope this helps others with this...

Thanks for the writeup on the typical issues. Yea low end but served me for 3 years. I figured I would check to see if it was an obvious and inexpensive fix. It has about 1/16" play which I think is 1/16" too much. Not sure when it get's hot. The short block assembly is bought as a unit for...

Thanks! I had a hard time finding a shot from the inside like that. It helps me visualize the area before it melted. I'm guessing there is too much play in the piston rod connection. That is the only thing that would have made it melt like it had a channel in the molding. The two circular melted...

Howdy Folks! New member, first time poster. My TB22 weed eater stopped working whilst in use. I checked the electrical assembly and it has spark. I placed carb cleaner in it no luck. I did notice when I started disassembling it that the rear cover assembly had melted flattened plastic in the...