Ok, when you put the new reed valve on, was there a gasket? did you replace it, or reuse it, or is there one at all? Do you have a compression tester?
If there was one, how did it look, If there wasnt one, there is suposed to be, if you replaced it, are the screws tight enough, if you reused it, hmmm... still check the screws, it may need to replace the gasket...
I think the problem is somewhere besides the carburetion...It won't even hit one time. It has gaskets on both sides of the reed which appear to be all right. It has a long tip sparkplug and I'm wondering if it's the wrong one. I'm gonna pull it out today and check it. Usually when you put a small amount of fuel in the carb it will start and run until that fuel is burned then quit. I've got a neighbor that's pretty good on these that's gonna look at it today. Maybe we'll get to the bottom of this! I just hate to tear the engine completely down if I don't have to. Do these things shear flywheel keys easily? I have a compression tester but it's the kind for cars. I might be able to hold it on the saw while my buddy cranks it.
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