whitedog
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My wife took the blower over to the MIL's house to clean up some leaves...naturally it came home broken.
The only explanation was that the choke switch came loose. I suspect it was running AFTER the linkage broken inside the air filter. The choke is an orange two part linkage connected with a small round metal friction clip.
I ordered a new housing with new choke linkage on eBay for 12 bucks, I also ordered a couple extra of the metal friction clips.
Once it arrived, I reassembled the blower and gave the starter a tug...Ugh! it feels like something is hanging up inside the cylinder! So, I pulled the plug and removed the starter cover so I could spin the flywheel by hand.
Without the plug in, the flywheel is very tight and comes to a stop in a few different positions. Something is definitely binding. Shouldn't the flywheel spin easily? The worst case seems to have come true.
I'm sure my wife just kept running it after the link broke. Since it was hot and likely running, she probably hit the gas, opening up the throttle to the now liberated friction clip that is coincidentally just the right size to shoot through the throttle body and on into the intake...eventually lodging between the piston and one of the ports.
BTW - upon initial dis assembly, the friction clip was nowhere to be found.
So, my question is now: What's the easiest way to get the piston out for inspection?
TIA!
The only explanation was that the choke switch came loose. I suspect it was running AFTER the linkage broken inside the air filter. The choke is an orange two part linkage connected with a small round metal friction clip.
I ordered a new housing with new choke linkage on eBay for 12 bucks, I also ordered a couple extra of the metal friction clips.
Once it arrived, I reassembled the blower and gave the starter a tug...Ugh! it feels like something is hanging up inside the cylinder! So, I pulled the plug and removed the starter cover so I could spin the flywheel by hand.
Without the plug in, the flywheel is very tight and comes to a stop in a few different positions. Something is definitely binding. Shouldn't the flywheel spin easily? The worst case seems to have come true.
I'm sure my wife just kept running it after the link broke. Since it was hot and likely running, she probably hit the gas, opening up the throttle to the now liberated friction clip that is coincidentally just the right size to shoot through the throttle body and on into the intake...eventually lodging between the piston and one of the ports.
BTW - upon initial dis assembly, the friction clip was nowhere to be found.
So, my question is now: What's the easiest way to get the piston out for inspection?
TIA!