Thanks John, I have a couple of different vendors looking for a bulbl to match up. It's about 7/8ths in diameter, about the same in depth, and uses a retaining band that fits like a wedding band. The original split at the retaining band but I carefully cut that part back and slipped it back on. It is now too shallow to use as a primer but the seal is good and the pump will once again pull fuel to run.
Thanks a bunch. I still have a couple of Homelite, and Roper saws from many days of old that are still very good units. They aren't throw away types like those produced today. One of the Roper's has a 21" stainless bar with both automatic chain tensioning and sprocket lubrication, being heavy enough to cut with it's own weight, (not a limbing saw).
I was able to match up a primer bulb at one of the local implement dealers. It was close enough in fit that the retaining band was difficult to get on but it seems to work alright.
Agreed I try not to fill any of my low use power equipment with summer gas. It is formulated differently in my area and turns to garbage in weeks. Most of the higher quality 2-stroke oils now have a stabilizer in them. I did find a gas station that had a special pump with 100% gasoline for boats and power equipment. Might fill up my cans there next time I go by.
Until last year we had a station offering "alcohol free" gasoline also. No longer however. I usually run a small engine out of fuel, then add just a bit to the tank being a mixture of gasoline/sta-bil mix to set for the winter. I start the engine, starve it for fuel, then put it in storage. Never have had any problems but the storage area is also heated in the cold months. When the storage area was unheated, I followed the same procedure but filled the tanks full with the blend.
