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Weedeater fl 1500 leaf blower will not start I have rebuilt the Walbro WT557 carb with a new kit and screen and gaskets and needle . It has good spark and have tried 3 different new plugs has 110 psi comp no scoring on piston it is getting fuel on both sides of carb after taking it apart now 5 times and con find nothing wrong. I have even soaked in a commercial carb soak tank in my shop over nite two different nites and this thing will still not fire without spraying carb and choke spray down its throat then dies.I have put on a new coil off another blower and does the same thing. this thing has no kill wires to go bad for to shut it off the throtle is closeing off air when pushed to off position. the fuel filter was even removed to check it for blockage to test for that and no change, any help out there? Thanks

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Harsh carb cleaners or soaking longer than 15 minutes can "swell" the check valves in the cube (in the Idle circuit and the Main nozzle) and once they fail, the carb will not operate correctly. The prime symptom is that the primer bulb won't draw fuel. Use mild brake cleaner or WD 40 ONLY to clean these little jewels. They CANNOT take prolonged exposure to very harsh chemical cleaners.

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You may have accidently hooked the fuel lines up wrong. Check this sketch and see if it helps.weedeater fl 1500 leaf blower will not start I - a64d564.jpg

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