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Lee Winger
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Here's a thing I'd forgotten about until today when I did it without thinking.

On the very old style Briggs and Stratton carbs, as on an antique Hayter Harriette that you might still be using or some other cherished piece of machinery when you've stopped for a short while and they won't start again cos warm, however much you pull pull pull, just whip off the air filter and put a small stick or stem of grass down the inlet to hold the butterfly valve open. Guaranteed to start next pull.

[Remove same before replacing filter]

 

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Small wedges are useful when blocking down large diameter chogs to help prevent the bar getting pinched.  You can use a twig I suppose,  but if the remaining stem is 'stripped clean' they may not be available. I use these small wedges,  I drilled a small hole thru the corner of each one and used an old boot lace and a cheap carabiner to attach them to my harness. You can tuck them into your harness to keep them out of the way or leave them dangling. A cheap hack.

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