On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Home Depot is a source to order parts from, but they'd be full-boat retail. Ask
any yard service guy. However, Homelite is crap, I went through a few until I
started buying Echo. We use them to keep the shop's grounds in order.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:59:59 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Home Depot is a source to order parts from, but they'd be full-boat retail. Ask
any yard service guy. However, Homelite is crap, I went through a few until I
started buying Echo. We use them to keep the shop's grounds in order.

Here in the desert..a string trimmer lasts for years, as we have
little but dry grass to trim back, and that not very much of.

This one is marked Made in USA...so figured it was better than
nothing.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:59:59 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
. ..
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Home Depot is a source to order parts from, but they'd be full-boat retail.
Ask
any yard service guy. However, Homelite is crap, I went through a few until I
started buying Echo. We use them to keep the shop's grounds in order.

Here in the desert..a string trimmer lasts for years, as we have
little but dry grass to trim back, and that not very much of.

This one is marked Made in USA...so figured it was better than
nothing.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Does it have a bent tube and flex shaft or a gear box? The flex shaft ones are
rated for homeowner use only.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:52:59 -0400, "Tom Gardner"

Does it have a bent tube and flex shaft or a gear box? The flex shaft ones are
rated for homeowner use only.

Bent, with flex shaft. I just tossed one last April.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:13:35 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:52:59 -0400, "Tom Gardner"

Does it have a bent tube and flex shaft or a gear box? The flex shaft ones are
rated for homeowner use only.

Bent, with flex shaft. I just tossed one last April.


Its a bent flex shaft. Shrug...I have no need of an industrial string
trimmer, there is so little vegitation here that Ive managed for years
with a B&D electric trimmer, but the cord is a pain in the ass to deal
with over long distances and getting hung in the cactus.

Ive another gas trimmer, a Mitsubishi...chuckle but finding a new gas
tank for it..is impossible.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:59:59 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Home Depot is a source to order parts from, but they'd be full-boat retail. Ask
any yard service guy. However, Homelite is crap, I went through a few until I
started buying Echo. We use them to keep the shop's grounds in order.

I bought a weed eater Saturday for$2, it is so old it has two main
bearings (model 1400). The Homelite I got 5 years ago for $2 because
it was "leaking oil"
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Check Homelite's site. $8.00

--
Bruce

We use the word "politics" to precisely describe our crazy process: "Poli"
in Latin means "many" and "tics" means "bloodsucking creatures".

Gunner Asch wrote:
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


Not on the subject, but did you ever get that welder engine apart?
Kinda lost track of that one.

Jim

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:23:39 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


Not on the subject, but did you ever get that welder engine apart?
Kinda lost track of that one.

Jim

Nope...#1 is frozen into the cylinder pretty well. Kroil passes
through the other three..but not this one.

Pulled the pan, tapped from the bottom, pulled the rod cap..tapped
from the bottom...still no movememt. Im going to have to pull the rod
caps on all of them, try to get the rods free of the crank, and turn
the crank enough to get #1 free from the crank, then smack the ****
out of it with a BFH. ...or bust out the piston with a hammer and
chisel.

I cant even pull the engine without freeing the crank, cause the genny
bolts that connect the welder to the flywheel are accessable through a
single small porthole..and one has to turn the crank to get access to
each individual bolt.

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:23:39 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:


Gunner Asch wrote:

On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


Not on the subject, but did you ever get that welder engine apart?
Kinda lost track of that one.

Jim


Nope...#1 is frozen into the cylinder pretty well. Kroil passes
through the other three..but not this one.

Pulled the pan, tapped from the bottom, pulled the rod cap..tapped
from the bottom...still no movememt. Im going to have to pull the rod
caps on all of them, try to get the rods free of the crank, and turn
the crank enough to get #1 free from the crank, then smack the ****
out of it with a BFH. ...or bust out the piston with a hammer and
chisel.

I cant even pull the engine without freeing the crank, cause the genny
bolts that connect the welder to the flywheel are accessable through a
single small porthole..and one has to turn the crank to get access to
each individual bolt.

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Sounds like FUN to me. If you take all the rod caps off you "should" be
able to turn the crank and free the gen. I'm just wondering what kind
of moron would design something like that?

Jim

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:38:20 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:23:39 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:


Gunner Asch wrote:

On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


Not on the subject, but did you ever get that welder engine apart?
Kinda lost track of that one.

Jim


Nope...#1 is frozen into the cylinder pretty well. Kroil passes
through the other three..but not this one.

Pulled the pan, tapped from the bottom, pulled the rod cap..tapped
from the bottom...still no movememt. Im going to have to pull the rod
caps on all of them, try to get the rods free of the crank, and turn
the crank enough to get #1 free from the crank, then smack the ****
out of it with a BFH. ...or bust out the piston with a hammer and
chisel.

I cant even pull the engine without freeing the crank, cause the genny
bolts that connect the welder to the flywheel are accessable through a
single small porthole..and one has to turn the crank to get access to
each individual bolt.

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Sounds like FUN to me. If you take all the rod caps off you "should" be
able to turn the crank and free the gen. I'm just wondering what kind
of moron would design something like that?

Jim


Gonna have to ask the folks at Miller about that...shrug

Guy who sold it to me offered to go through the engine, hell of a
machinist with a vERY well equipped shop and a bunch of his guys are
motorheads...but Ive got to bring it to them.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:38:20 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:23:39 GMT, Jim Chandler wrote:


Gunner Asch wrote:

On the way home yesterday, stopped at a yard sale and purchased a
rather good looking Homelite ST-175 (17") string trimmer for $3.
It has a cracked fuel tank and Im looking for a replacement

Trimmer model ST-175, (20541B on lable on shaft)

According to the 'net..the fuel tank appears to be part# A01441

Any good (cheap) sources for one?

Trimmer is complete, with good compression.and in good cosmetic
condition. Good spark.

It appears to have had something dropped on the tank at the top, so
its worth repairing


Thanks

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


Not on the subject, but did you ever get that welder engine apart?
Kinda lost track of that one.

Jim


Nope...#1 is frozen into the cylinder pretty well. Kroil passes
through the other three..but not this one.

Pulled the pan, tapped from the bottom, pulled the rod cap..tapped
from the bottom...still no movememt. Im going to have to pull the rod
caps on all of them, try to get the rods free of the crank, and turn
the crank enough to get #1 free from the crank, then smack the ****
out of it with a BFH. ...or bust out the piston with a hammer and
chisel.

I cant even pull the engine without freeing the crank, cause the genny
bolts that connect the welder to the flywheel are accessable through a
single small porthole..and one has to turn the crank to get access to
each individual bolt.

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Sounds like FUN to me. If you take all the rod caps off you "should" be
able to turn the crank and free the gen. I'm just wondering what kind
of moron would design something like that?

Jim


Gonna have to ask the folks at Miller about that...shrug

Guy who sold it to me offered to go through the engine, hell of a
machinist with a vERY well equipped shop and a bunch of his guys are
motorheads...but Ive got to bring it to them.

Gunner

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,
Unless the stuck piston is at the bottom of its stroke, in which case trying
to drive it down would not be effective, it may be possible to rotate the
crankshaft enough to swing the rod to the side and thus be able to rotate
the crank enough to get the attaching bolts out. Removing the rod bolts will
get you some extra clearance. It is possible but somewhat hazardous to cut
the connecting rod out of the way with a torch or possibly a small abrasive
wheel. Sacrifice the piston and/or rod to save the block. Hydraulic forcing
has some potential to crack the block.

It is not unusual to be unable to disconnect an engine without rotating it
to reach the connecting bolts.

Don Young

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner


Here's a strange idea. Make a 1/2" thick plate with a 1/2" nipple in it. Bolt
it on the offending cylinder with some type of gasket. Hook up a hydraulic pump
to the nipple.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:32:14 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
.. .

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner


Here's a strange idea. Make a 1/2" thick plate with a 1/2" nipple in it. Bolt
it on the offending cylinder with some type of gasket. Hook up a hydraulic pump
to the nipple.

Actually...not a bad idea

Id have to pull some of the busted head bolts and replace em first
though.....

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,

Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:32:14 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner

Here's a strange idea. Make a 1/2" thick plate with a 1/2" nipple in it. Bolt
it on the offending cylinder with some type of gasket. Hook up a hydraulic pump
to the nipple.

Actually...not a bad idea

Id have to pull some of the busted head bolts and replace em first
though.....


And used quite a bit. Using a standard grease gun for a pump and a plate
with a zerk on it.


--
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York

Life is not like a box of chocolates
it's more like a jar of jalapenos-
what you do today could burn your ass tomorrow!

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:32:14 -0400, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
. ..

Its kinda on the back burner at the moment..Ill get back to it before
long. Everytime I go by it..I smack the top of the piston with a
hammer and a chunk of wook a couple times, pour in some fresh Kroil
and cover it back up again.

Gunner


Here's a strange idea. Make a 1/2" thick plate with a 1/2" nipple in it.
Bolt
it on the offending cylinder with some type of gasket. Hook up a hydraulic
pump
to the nipple.

Actually...not a bad idea

Id have to pull some of the busted head bolts and replace em first
though.....

"Confiscating wealth from those who have earned it, inherited it,
or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,


....out of the mouth of...