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Default New Homelite Trimmer Won't Start

frank1492 wrote in
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This has been used only a few times. Today it wouldn't start.
Followed the instructions carefully and even tried spraying quikstart
into the carburetor. Never fired, not even once.
I'm usually pretty good at diagnosing, but this has me stumped.
Any help you could give would be most appreciated. (Yes, the
compression is fine.)
I did notice that the priming bulb was full and that it didn't
seem to depress well (too much resistance) as though it wasn't pumping
the gas properly, but I may be off on that.
Thank you.
Frank


perhaps the ethanol in the gas(E10) has swelled some rubber
part,restricting the fuel feed?
lots of people are experiencing problems in small engines with ethanol in
the gas.


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