Getting the most from your echo compression tester
If you've ever pulled the starter cord on your leaf blower and felt zero resistance, grabbing an echo compression tester is probably the first thing you should do to figure out what's going on. It's one of those tools that sits in the drawer for months, but the second a two-stroke engine starts acting up, it becomes the most important thing you own. There is nothing more frustrating than spending an hour cleaning a carburetor only to realize later that the engine's internals are actually toast. ...