Mr. Farknocker
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I have a Homelite VAC Attack 2 (UT08546) leaf blower that won't stay running unless I push the primer bulb every few seconds.
I've soaked the carb in carb cleaner and purged the orifices with compressed air several times and even changed all of the gaskets twice. I've also changed the fuel lines, fuel filter and primer bulb to no avail. There's some amount of resistance when pulling fuel through the primer bulb but I think that's just normal. I tried bypassing the bulb by plumbing the line straight from the fuel tank to the carb with some difficulty (due to the inability to draw fuel into the lines) but have had no success. I think the carb is just junk. The carb (Walbro WYC-10, #308429001) is discontinued and no longer available so I'm thinking about using a substitute carb. Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem is and if not, whether there is a substitute carb that might work?
I've soaked the carb in carb cleaner and purged the orifices with compressed air several times and even changed all of the gaskets twice. I've also changed the fuel lines, fuel filter and primer bulb to no avail. There's some amount of resistance when pulling fuel through the primer bulb but I think that's just normal. I tried bypassing the bulb by plumbing the line straight from the fuel tank to the carb with some difficulty (due to the inability to draw fuel into the lines) but have had no success. I think the carb is just junk. The carb (Walbro WYC-10, #308429001) is discontinued and no longer available so I'm thinking about using a substitute carb. Does anyone have any idea as to what the problem is and if not, whether there is a substitute carb that might work?