Hello all,
I've got an old echo weedwhacker that had been working nicely up until last year. I ended up replacing it because this one is over 20 years old, but I want to get the old one back up. The carburetor is new, although Chinese Ebay special. I had a lot of rust on the magneto brush contact, which may have been a big part of the problem: In disassembling to clean I ended up taking the whole motor apart to look at blow-by and check for damage to the piston. I think it looks good enough to re-assemble, but don't have a ton of experience. Can someone check and advise to their opinion. I know replacing cylinder and piston probably won't be reasonable as it's not worth the time or money. Also, I know that pretty much anything thrown at this thing isn't worth the money, but I kind of like it and want to get it back going. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Garrett
I've got an old echo weedwhacker that had been working nicely up until last year. I ended up replacing it because this one is over 20 years old, but I want to get the old one back up. The carburetor is new, although Chinese Ebay special. I had a lot of rust on the magneto brush contact, which may have been a big part of the problem: In disassembling to clean I ended up taking the whole motor apart to look at blow-by and check for damage to the piston. I think it looks good enough to re-assemble, but don't have a ton of experience. Can someone check and advise to their opinion. I know replacing cylinder and piston probably won't be reasonable as it's not worth the time or money. Also, I know that pretty much anything thrown at this thing isn't worth the money, but I kind of like it and want to get it back going. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Garrett