Just got an older Homelite 350 Automatic that will not start. Do not know how to check spark on these models because there is no plug boot, it has what I guess is called a transformer. When I prime the carb it will just kind of backfire and pop but will not start. Any help before I part it out would be very welcome. Thanks
Mark, did you ever get your Homelite 350 started? If not I'd be interested in buying the complete unit as back-up parts for my 350...
Bart
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Bart French
August 2010
First, make sure the wires to the switch/Module are not shorting out the spark. Then check the air gap of the module/rotor(.010-.012).
If no help, then you can remove the rear switch housing,
keeping the wires attached. Make a shorting wire between the spark plug and the transformer. If no spark can be detected then you have either a Module or a Transformer failure.
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Bill Walcott
February 2008
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