EXASPERATED

I am not a small engine expert.

I AM NOT A SMALL ENGINE EXPERT.

I repeat;

I AM NOT A SMALL ENGINE EXPERT.

However.

I like engines, and small engines has been

a part of my life for at least 70 years now.

I spent over 25 years as a professional auto

technician and even took an expensive 

small engine repair course before I retired.

Of course, since retirement I have had lots

of lawn mowers, chain saws, weed eaters

and other small engines to work on.

Then this weed eater came along last week.

It would not take the gas.  It would sit there

and run like a brand new weed eater, until

you gave it the gas.  Then it would starve

out, just like it was running out of gas.

I took the carb completely apart cleaning

ALL the passages and ports.  Checking the

fuel lines etc.  Put it all to gather, AND,

it still would not "take the gas".  I was 

exasperated.

I did not know which way to turn,

except to pray.

After a while it seemed that God was

trying to impress on my mind to check

the muffler.  So, I did.  Would you know,

it was so full of carbon I was surprised 

that the engine even ran.

A closing thought.

It appears to me that the owner has been

just using regular old engine oil to mix

with his gas rather than 2 cycle engine 

oil.  It looked like the exhaust system was

drowned with oil, which of course made

it carbon up so bad.

So, if your grandmother is having trouble

with her weed eater, have her check the

muffler.