Phil H

Thank you very much Phil. Now just need pubs to open [emoji3]

Thanks for the help, an arbtalk link popped up on fb, so followed it and now registered on the tip site and drink paid [emoji106]

Thing is if I remove arbtalk from tapatalk, then click on a google link it opens arb in tapatalk!

It won’t show on tapatalk
 
https://arbtalk.co.uk/recycling 

Thread hijack, could someone point me to the arbtalk tip site section please. I have looked through thecsub sections to no avail, viewing on tapatalk btw.
Ta, Phil

I expect you argue conscientiously.

 

Also check out Smith & Allan (based in Darlington but do mail order and some listed on ebay ),
I've been using their oils for decades (agriculture, motorbikes & car/van). Good stuff at a good price, unfortunately their website isn't the best.

I'd jump at that if you were closer.

For those offering £150/day for a semi skilled contentious grafter give me a shout (N.Yorks/Cleveland).

Yes, after the dirty fuel episode & been temperamental since.
Actually, I ran it for 15 mins or so yesterday and all ok but drawing lots of air today for some reason!

The air is drawing from the carb when the bulb is released but no fuel/bubbles flow back towards the carb (only flow towards the tank) when the primer bulb is pressed so it to be working correctly

A slow release of the pump no/little air, fast release =lots of air.
Numerous pumps make no difference, one or two slow pumps makes it air free again.
Must be the carb then, I just wanted confirmation that I'm not missing something obvious.

Are they the original or oem fuel lines?

If he, the borrower bloke , used old shite fuel it might have nipped up . have a look at the piston through the exhaust .

just another thought, the fuel hose with fuel filter on the end, which connection on the carb have you connected it to?

Regardless of the bubbles does the bulb 1/4 fill? and does the machine run at all?

A strip/check and all looks perfect and clean but still drawing air from somewhere on the carb. A slow release on the primer draws bubble free fuel from the carb, release it quickly and the pipe from carb to primer is full of bubbles.

A quick look-see yesterday, all spotless inside, all looks ok apart from there was no washer under the screw that holds the top of the carb on - presumably this is required & a potential source of my issues?

Hopefully give it a whirl today.

Thanks for the info.
Ill order a kit then have another look at the carb.

Cheers Phil

How do you check they are the right way round?
Who are suppliers of quality Walbro carb kits?

Is this a remote purge bulb or connected to the metering side of the carb?

Hi, sorry, I rushed the end of the first post.
When cold, the primer can work fine, when warm draws air, this is drawing air from the carb ie air is drawn in somewhere before the primer, probably the carb.
Either I installed something with the carb kit incorrectly or a poor quality (ebay) carb kit?

A small 14" Homelite owned from new (c10 yrs) ran great for the 8 or so yrs occasional use until I let a neighbour use it..... I supplied premixed fuel, came back not running, dirty fuel in the tank (not from my fuel)

I cleaned the Walbro carb, flushed the tank ran ok but would die, & primer bulb drew air, I fitted a carb kit (ebay) but it's still drawing air,

Any input welcome along with suppliers of 'quality' aftermarket carb kits.

Cheers Phil

There were a few ibc's listed for free in Malton on fb market place last week....

Bearing in mind I don't sell or buy hardwood just collect for my own use, though in the past I did commercial work on dryers and chip stoking boilers, hence my interest in the science, I take what I can get, and don't turn my nose up at softwood. Felled in winter it can have a low moisture content and it does dry fast once split.
 
Anyway the basic density of pine and   oak from the blue book says 350 kg and 540 kg oven dry timber per m3. As pine is a slightly higher calorific value I would suggest when buying by cubic metre bulk loads the ratio should be about 70% the price of oak for similar heat output at the same moisture content. It will be lower for spruce.