I got this at the Orange Engine Show 6 or 8 years ago.
My recollection is something like when I found it with a $50 tag on it, I offered $25 and wound up with it.
When I got it home, I put in a little gas/oil 2 cycle mix and it would not start. I dribbled a little into the air intake and pulled again. This time it fired up and the lamp bulb lit up. This lasted all of 5 seconds until the little fuel in the carburetor was gone.
Fast forward...... I had recently been thinking I should drag it back out and make it run. First thing I removed the carburetor to get at the fuel pick-up. Top on the list of usual suspects is the check ball which is often found stuck after years of sitting. I found it stuck, popped it loose with a dental pick, cleaned it and put it back on the engine. 1 pull on the primer pump and.... this time it fired right up and kept running!
Then I cleaned a lot of the grunge off it, fired it one more time, took a couple pictures and put it away.
Enjoy,
Gil
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