Echo CS530 Will Not Hit, I'm Stumped

[LohmanBoy]

I have an Echo CS530 that doesn't start. I have blue spark at the plug, plug is wet with fuel when trying to start, has compression, but will not hit with fresh gas, ether or brake cleaner. I have tried starting with ether & brake cleaner both with carb (WT-12) on and with carb off (straight into cylinder). Blew air through carb air hose. Strong stream of fuel from hose into carb when taking out carb. I pulled carb, cleaned, installed standard Walbro rebuild parts but cannot get a single hit. I tried a different spark plug verified spark. How do you test quality of spark/magneto? What am I missing?

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Possibly the flywheel has the key sheared, putting the spark out of time. Possibly a large air leak in the crankcase. Probably should check compression even if it feels like it has a lot.

 

[Old2stroke]

I have an Echo CS530 that doesn't start. I have blue spark at the plug, plug is wet with fuel when trying to start, has compression, but will not hit with fresh gas, ether or brake cleaner. I have tried starting with ether & brake cleaner both with carb (WT-12) on and with carb off (straight into cylinder). Blew air through carb air hose. Strong stream of fuel from hose into carb when taking out carb. I pulled carb, cleaned, installed standard Walbro rebuild parts but cannot get a single hit. I tried a different spark plug verified spark. How do you test quality of spark/magneto? What am I missing?

Probably just seriously flooded, do a search on how to un-flood an engine

 

[mountainlake]

Check the compression on a good tester. Steve

 

[Chevboy0167]

Also may be losing spark under compression.....

 

[LohmanBoy]

Thx all, I will perform more testing based on your suggestions.