This machine doesn't work

Ignoramus9985 · 2012-01-29T00:26:47+00:00

This is what one guy told me, when he gave away a "broken" floorsweeper. Its Kawasaki gasoline engine would not start. We dumped all old gas, put in new gas, it still would not start. Moreinvestigation showed no spark.The machine has a safety switch that prevents ignition, unless bothdoors are closed. It turned out that the switch was missing a littledowel pin and would not engage, so the safety switch would preventignition. I made a pin from a piece of tig filler rod and now this sweeper worksgreat. If it was a propane pased sweeper, I could consider keeping it.I am not trying to engage in self aggrandizement, because a) it was asimple problem and b) I am guilty of being just as dumb in othercases. i