I am ready to do some tests. I am planning to use my leaf blower to supply 150 mph air to do my wind tunnel test on some streamline wing shapes. I spent 30 minutes trying to get the leaf blower started yesterday. Spark plug tests good and it is getting a good spark. Fuel tank is full on new gas. Gas or starting fluid in the air cleaner or spark plug hole and it will not fire. New spark plug, gas or starting fluid in the carburator or spark plug hole it still will not fire even though the spark plug is getting a good spark. I give up.
When I was a kid 45 years ago I remember I could put gas in an engine that had been setting round for years and it would start. The lawn mower would start, mini bike would start, go cart would start, spare engine that had been setting under the work bench for 5 years would start. Now days you use a lawn mower, weed eater, leaf blower, one summer then put it in the garage all winter and the next summer it won't start. I bought this leaf blower brand new last summer and used it about 5 times now it won't start after setting in the garage all winter. I have 6 weed eaters that won't start laying in a pile I bought an electric weed eater it still starts and runs fine every time. I bought an electric chain saw too it still runs great. I have 5 push mowers only 1 of them will start and run and the one that still runs sounds like a hit and miss engine it fires about every 2nd or 3rd stroke and blows black smoke out of the muffler. After taking the carburator apart and cleaning it out it still won't run right. There are no needle valve adjustments on carburators any more. This is making me mad. I bought a 30 year old lawn mower at a yard sale, I took it apart put in new rings and did a valve job now it runs excellent, much better than the new stuff. I am tired of the new junk that is for sale in the stores that is designed to be a throw away you can not repair or fix anything anymore. My grandfather had the same lawn mower for 20 years what every happen to quality made products?
When I was a kid 45 years ago I remember I could put gas in an engine that had been setting round for years and it would start. The lawn mower would start, mini bike would start, go cart would start, spare engine that had been setting under the work bench for 5 years would start. Now days you use a lawn mower, weed eater, leaf blower, one summer then put it in the garage all winter and the next summer it won't start. I bought this leaf blower brand new last summer and used it about 5 times now it won't start after setting in the garage all winter. I have 6 weed eaters that won't start laying in a pile I bought an electric weed eater it still starts and runs fine every time. I bought an electric chain saw too it still runs great. I have 5 push mowers only 1 of them will start and run and the one that still runs sounds like a hit and miss engine it fires about every 2nd or 3rd stroke and blows black smoke out of the muffler. After taking the carburator apart and cleaning it out it still won't run right. There are no needle valve adjustments on carburators any more. This is making me mad. I bought a 30 year old lawn mower at a yard sale, I took it apart put in new rings and did a valve job now it runs excellent, much better than the new stuff. I am tired of the new junk that is for sale in the stores that is designed to be a throw away you can not repair or fix anything anymore. My grandfather had the same lawn mower for 20 years what every happen to quality made products?
