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QUESTION: A friend brought over his non-working tractor and I promptly fixed it, the same day, without any trouble. When he picked it up he offered me his 200 MPH Craftsman 25cc Gas Leaf Blower, 358.794941, informing me that it merely needed gas, although he used it last autumn. He told me it was so much better than my backpack blower, which led me to conclude that I was being setup. Something about being leery of Greeks bearing gifts went off in my head.
I opened the gas tank and realized it still had gas in the tank, which was probably from last year. I pulled the spark plug and using my compression tester got a reading of 90 PSI. I next checked for spark and got a nice strong arc. Perhaps, I was being too suspicious and perhaps this was really a good will gesture from a friend. I pulled the starter cord after choking the carburetor and got NOTHING. No pop at all and the primer bowl on the Zama C1Q-W11G wasn't returning properly. Well, I concluded that it would be a simple carburetor cleaning or rebuild. Took off the cover and got to the carburetor to find it covered in grass and oil. Got to the screen inside the carburetor and it was filthy. Cleaned up the carburetor and made a terrible decision looking at the fuel lines. The fuel lines were discolored; but, not TOO hard. After all, it would take another hour, at least, to get all the screws out in order to get to the fuel tank. I rationalized that this old machine had better fuel lines than the fuel lines they're currently using in new 2 stroke machines today..MISTAKE!
I had invested 35 minutes and being a retiree I was confident I would have a working leaf blower, shortly. I put in fresh gas properly mixed with 2 stroke oil at 40:1. After pressing the primer bulb 8 times, and by the way the primer bulb returned very nicely each time, it started on the 2nd pull and died in about 15 seconds. I had no reason to be too concerned and repeated the process and got the same result. I began to get a sinking feeling about those discolored fuel lines and emptied the gas from the tank. The first thing that came out was the fuel filter, without a hose, followed by lots of small pieces of hose. It didn't make me feel any better when the return hose in the tank came out in one piece. Perhaps this was my friend's diabolical plan to aggravate me? Gradually, it became obvious that I had to run new fuel lines and I began taking the unit apart.
After removing what seemed like a dozen screws I found THE STARTER ROPE GUIDE (part #22 530049617) near the starter rope. I replaced the fuel lines and everything else is easy to reassemble; but, I can't see how this guide gets reinstalled. It would be too easy placing it on the rope between the starter wheel and the housing grommet. I've attached a diagram, compliments of Sears, which is totally useless. I just hate extra parts. Where does this part go?
ANSWER: Agree, parts list is useless.
Does the rope go through the guide? Is there a hole in the housing for the rope guide?
Eric
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QUESTION: The rope can fit through the guide and I'm beginning to think that I may have to tape the guide to the fuel tank with the rope going through the guide. I found the guide just below the rope when I originally disassembled. As for the second part of your question, there is no hole in the housing for the rope guide.
AnswerSounds like you know what you are doing.
As you know, the guide is in place to prevent the rope from catching on other parts and rubbing on them. I've seen many rope guides some out and the end result is either the rope breaks or it wears a mark in the part it contacts...seen a lot of rope groves cut into plastic parts.
Can you tell what the rope rubs on when you pull the string?
Eric
