gecko wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:17:46 -0400, Art
wrote:


In an earlier post you said your edger didn't have a primer so I'm not
sure why you are looking for one. The picture shows one but then does
not list a part number, probably because your model doesn't use one.
It's just a generic picture that is used in lots of parts lists.

Parts for the carb itself should be available locally from any decent
power equipment shop. Just tell them you need parts for a Walbro carb
and give them the number off the carb body. Should either be WT-242 or
WT-308 (according to the Poulan parts list.) Don't mention that it is
for a Poulan and they should be glad to help you.

Or if you will tell me exactly what parts you need, I'll see what I can
do as far as getting you the correct part numbers.

Further investigation resulted in a discovery that the tiny fuel line
that snakes from the tank to the carburetor is dry-rotted, and it
disintegrated into my hands as I touched it. Hence I need to replace
that before going any further. Only thing is, I can't really tell yet
how that lines gets to the carburetor. It seems to snake along the
side of the housing next to the tank and then it disappears into the
housing innards. It appears I will have to disassemble the entire
housing in order to find where the end of the line connects. That
would seem to be a major job, I say with despair. Then of course I
have to find replacement line (or I guess tubing),

Hoping you might cheer me up with a helpful suggestion or two about
how to deal with re-fitting this fuel line, I will delay attacking the
housing until I find a piece of tubing, which I will now go seek. Are
you there?

Thanks for your helps

-GECKO

I'm reluctant to give this advice since I have no idea how mechanically
inclined you are.

The fuel line is not dry rotted, the rubber is breaking down because gas
was left in the unit long enough for it to go stale. All the rubber
parts in the carb are going to be in bad shape. A fuel line alone is not
going to take care of it.

You should go ahead and order
fuel line kit 530069599,
fuel line fitting 530023877,
carb kit 530035312,
fuel filter 530014815,
gasket 530019194 and any other unrelated parts that might be broken on
it. Try your local shops before ordering on-line. They'll be faster and
might even be cheaper.

Once you get the parts take the carb off and take it and the carb kit to
a power equipment shop and have them rebuild the carb. After that you
can reassemble everything using the new parts.

Or you could just toss the whole thing in the trash. It's not a quality
piece to begin with.

--
Art

On Sat, 17 May 2008 17:19:22 -0400, Art
wrote:


I'm reluctant to give this advice since I have no idea how mechanically
inclined you are.

I'm not so bad.


The fuel line is not dry rotted, the rubber is breaking down because gas
was left in the unit long enough for it to go stale. All the rubber
parts in the carb are going to be in bad shape. A fuel line alone is not
going to take care of it.

You're right. I bought a new line at local ACE and replaced the bad
one which had disintegrated into several pieces. Things are still the
same. First pull tries to start the engine but dies. Will not do it
a second time until I let the thing rest for 10 or so minutes.

Previous owner was a good friend of mine who died last October. His
wife says the edger ran for him last summer just fine. Maybe it did.



You should go ahead and order
fuel line kit 530069599,
fuel line fitting 530023877,
carb kit 530035312,
fuel filter 530014815,
gasket 530019194 and any other unrelated parts that might be broken on
it. Try your local shops before ordering on-line. They'll be faster and
might even be cheaper.

Thanks for the detailed info. I'll look the parts up to see what I am
dealing with. Then I'll try to get them.


Once you get the parts take the carb off and take it and the carb kit to
a power equipment shop and have them rebuild the carb. After that you
can reassemble everything using the new parts.

Or you could just toss the whole thing in the trash. It's not a quality
piece to begin with.

On Sat, 17 May 2008 17:19:22 -0400, Art
wrote:


I'm reluctant to give this advice since I have no idea how mechanically
inclined you are.

The fuel line is not dry rotted, the rubber is breaking down because gas
was left in the unit long enough for it to go stale. All the rubber
parts in the carb are going to be in bad shape. A fuel line alone is not
going to take care of it.

You should go ahead and order
fuel line kit 530069599,
fuel line fitting 530023877,
carb kit 530035312,
fuel filter 530014815,
gasket 530019194 and any other unrelated parts that might be broken on
it. Try your local shops before ordering on-line. They'll be faster and
might even be cheaper.

Local shops are practically non-existent here. Just a few
work-out-of-the-home repair guys.


Once you get the parts take the carb off and take it and the carb kit to
a power equipment shop and have them rebuild the carb. After that you
can reassemble everything using the new parts.

I looked all of them up. It seems to me that I should consider trying
to buy a complete carb - rebuilt hopefully. That way I don't have to
mess with so many little parts. I so far do not see any model ID on
the old carb. I want to be sure I get the right one, Any idea where
to look?


Or you could just toss the whole thing in the trash. It's not a quality
piece to begin with.

Good point. I've always liked 'a challenge', but this is becoming
exasperating. Thank God I am retired with time on my hands.

On Sun, 18 May 2008 09:51:51 GMT, gecko wrote:


I looked all of them up. It seems to me that I should consider trying
to buy a complete carb - rebuilt hopefully. That way I don't have to
mess with so many little parts. I so far do not see any model ID on
the old carb. I want to be sure I get the right one, Any idea where
to look?


I found the ID. It is a WT-242

Thanks again

-GECKO