petrol powered line trimmer/ whipper snipper help?

Question

have a whipper snipper/petrol line trimmer connected to my bike. well first of all my dad finished making a frame for it today and i took it for a ride up and down the streets. it ran beautifully for about 2 hours then my brother got home and i wanted to show him. so i tryed to start it and hit the primer a fair few times and it kicked over but not really so i took it round the back and there was alot of fuel leaking from the carberetor where it sucks it air. so whats wrong, did i prime it too much or is the carberetor stuffed? please help

Answer 1

It is possible you just primed it to much, or the float has stuck open allowing the carb to flood.
Remove the carb, and disassemble it, and clean out the fuel passageway. Reassemble it and you should be fine.
Ride Safe

Answer 2

I may be mistaken, but I don't believe those carbs have a float. I think they have a vacuum operated diaphragm.
Before you start pullin the carb apart just remove the spark plug, crank the engine over a couple times and let the fuel evaporate for a few minutes. While you're waiting for the fuel to evaporate take a look at the small plastic fuel line that goes from the tank to the carb and make sure it's connected and not leaking. Then put the spark plug back in and it should start fine.
Good luck

Answer 3

probably primed too much. Scooter is right, its a vacuum operated pumper carb. Needs line from crankcase to work. If fuel is coming out of intake is jus flooded.
Put plug in plug cap when you spin it over and check for spark (after you dry plug) don't put it too close to plug hole as fuel coming out can catch fire ( funny to watch when it happens to someone else though)

Answer 4

After you check the carb (float level), remove it and check the reed valve.
It's just a flap of metal on those engines and sometimes they don't close properly.