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32cc Sears weedwacker starts but dies after 3 or 4 seconds?

Weedwacker starts then dies after 3 or 4 seconds. I replaced all the fuel lines, filter, sparkplug and disassembled and cleaned carburator. Also replaced fuel pump diaphragm.
Pete V, November 2008
do you have the fuel hoses reversed on the primer bulb? The short connector on the primer should connect to the carby.

Col from the shed, November 2008
Could be that the fuel/air mix is too lean. If you have to pull the starter cord a couple of times before the motor fires and dies, that's the probable cause.

Stephen Brown, November 2008
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