Strikemaster Problem

[zeeLandy]

i took my auger in to school for a class that we can work on engines. i replaced the gas tank on it. i puit the carb back on in the right position and gas tank as so. the line is getting gas too the carb but there is no gas on the spark plug? anyone know whats up?

[Ed Carlson]

Open the vent on the cap.

[zeeLandy]

i did that as well. i filled the tank about 1 inch below the top. is it not getting enough air?

[Ed Carlson]

Did you mess with the metering screws on the carb?

It should self prime after a few pulls. If it is a model that has a primer putton, prime it with 5 - 6 pushes, then if warm try to start it at 1/2 choke...cold full choke.

If equipped with a decompression button, decompress it first.

Be sure to have the switch set to On.

[Gus]

Did you run it dry at the end of last season? If so the diaphrams in the carb may be just too dry to get suction and pull fuel. How is the fuel line? Is it harded and brittle? Try pulling the air cleaner cover and just giving a little shot of gas right in the carb or some starting fluid. If it pops off, just keep going until it can pull fuel on it's own. All this assuming the carb was put back together correctly. If the fuel line is hard or shrunk you may want to replace that as well.

[Eelpout08]

Did you take the carb apart at all? also the plastic carb spacer has a small hole thru it that lets vacuum from the cranckase to the carb to make the diaphrams work. i have put them together wrong before (spun 180 degrees) then it wont pump any fuel thru the carb. make sure the holes in the gasket line up with the holes in the carb, spacer and crankcase, also that the holes arent clogged. if you are taking the carb apart check that the needle rocker arm tab is flush with the carb body and of course flush it all out with carb cleaner and blow all pasages with compressed air and double check that they are clear.

Oh, BTW, if you take the needle out be very carefull with the TINY spring under the rocker arm, i was going to put one together yesterday snd when i picked it up it flew out from between my fingers . by some stroke of shear luck i picked it up with a magnet behind the work bench. needless to say i was kicking myself in the arse for about 15 min. until i found it.