Hi. My Hitachi leaf blower is maybe only three tears old, and has been extremely hard to start lately. And once running, I can never go with the choke completely open. While checking the fuel filter/pickup head in the tank, I noticed that the line going from the tank to the carburetor primer bulb was broken off at the grommet going into the tank. (The main line from the pickup to the carb is fine.) 1.) Could this be the cause of my woes? Or will I fix it and keep looking? 2.) How far into the tank should the replacement line go? Thanks

I have a Selbro Max 40 walk behind blower with a 14hp Subaru engine. After the mfr warranty expired, i got too old to push this blower around, so I modified it and made a tow bar to pull it around with my Utility vehicle rather than push it. It did not come with any remote throttle control, you have to readh down and manually move the lever that controls the butterfly valve in the carburetor. there are fittings to mount a conventional throttle cable similar to most equipment that has to have one but I will need one about 10 feet long to reach from the Cart Seat all the way back to the blower. I found one at a company that distributes stuff to Autozone that might work (Dorman #55204) but just checking for other options. Kind of pricey (75.00) but worth it if it will hold up. I tried to get a drawing from Dorman but they could not supply one. My autozone will cover me if I have a problem but just checking with you guys.... [attach]98866[/attach]