Broken rutan furniture

ANSWER : The bar bolt is a stepped stun, it is screwed into the bar pad, you will have to grap it with a suitable pair of grips and undo it like a srew ( right hand thread, counter clockwise as you look at it ) you can then replace it with a new stud.

ANSWER : Re winding starter springs is a real black art, and not for the faint hearted, always wear eye protection before attemping this, hook the end of the spring into the cover, now start winding the spring in one coil at a time, keep your thumb on the coils that you have already wound in to stop them popping out, keep winding it in and turning the cover as well to aid you.Eventually you will come to the last centre coil which should just drop in.
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ANSWER : If this is the plastic crankcase machine, the bar bolts are pressed into the case, start by removing the muffler, use a punch and drive the broken stud back through the case, it will have a square head on the rear, re fit the new stud, use a spscer and the bar nut to pull the new bolt fully back through.

ANSWER : What make is the “engine”, find this out and get back to me.

ANSWER : Could be one of two things – if the clutch pedal just kinda flops and doesn’t spring back, the clutch tensioner spring has broken. lift the hood and look at the frame on the front, right side, you’ll probably see what’s left of the spring hook hanging there – not easy to replace if you’ve never done it, take it to a shop – OR, an idler on the drive belt pivot has fallen off or broken…easier, but still some work. the small clunk you heard has me leaning toward the spring

ANSWER : This kind of pump uses an impeller (like a fan). If you test the suction when it is running dry (that is, you are just pumping air) then the amount of suction that an impeller can create is pretty small. However, if the pump is pumping water, and you put your finger over the inlet hose (while it’s under water) you should feel a great deal of suction. If the problem is that you have clog on the output side of the pump, you will still feel plenty of suction when pumping water. However, if there is a problem with the impeller (like maybe the blades are broken off or worn down) then you won’t feel much suction, even under water.
I hope you find this helpful.
Al Kupchella

ANSWER : Normally the spring doesn’t just sprung, it usually breaks. The springs on these engines are bent backwards on both ends so that they catch on to pieces on both the housing and the starter pulley. I would need to see a picture of the unit you have so that I know which screws to tell you to remove. Homeline trimmers are the cheapest on the market and they are very hard to get parts for. Some times if the spring is broken at the ends, we can heat the spring up until it is cherry red and then put a new bend in it and it will work fine. Other times this will not work. Just depends on the unit or where the break in the spring is. If you try and bend the spring with out heating up the metal, you will just break the spring again. So be sure to heat the spring up with a lighter or propane tourch.

ANSWER : Check fuel flow to the engine. Make sure fuel line to the carb has fuel filter on the in-tank end and that it is clear. Make sure there is spark at the plug. Make sure your air filter is clean. Make sure the bolts to the engine cylinder and the lower crankcase cover are good and tight. If all the above check out OK, then you may need to remove the carb and clean it. Possible small fuel line particles entered the carb after it broke so the carb may need to be partially disassembled and cleaned. Post back as needed.