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Posted by on July 18, 2006, 1:12 pm
mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com wrote:
> I have a fairly new Ryobi string trimmer. When it's stone cold, it
> starts fairly well, and starts good at operating temperature if it
> doesn't sit around for more than about 1 minute.
>
> When the trimmer sits for more than a minute or two "hot," it won't
> start for love nor money. The problem is that there is no gas in the
> line! Gas won't stay in the line. I choke it and pull to get gas to the
> carb, but by the time I unchoke and pull again to start it, the gas has
> all boiled back up into the tank. I use the primer bulb to fill the
> fuel line, and as soon as I stop pumping, the gas bubbles back up into
> the tank!
>
> What is going on? What can I do about it? I suspect an air leak, but I
> can't find one. All the fuel lines look solid and intact.
Could be the fuel tank isn't venting properly- usually done in the cap.
Dave
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