ok, i have tried.....

i am 99% sure it was only the carby tuning that did the stuffup as i saw the blower working and then he played with the carby settnigs to 'tune' it and voila, a stall and no restart.

grumpy, i have ignition but i have 1 question to ask, in regards to this sentence:

"If you have ignition and a good spark plug, you should be able to start the engine - but there is a ritual that has to be followed with the choke."

If i have adjusted the carby screws (1.5 turns from full in) and gave the motior a couple of pulls, if it does not start, do i need to take off the spark plug and clear the chamber of excess fuel before i readjust the screws and attempt to start the motor again? (or can i just keep letting the screws off and giving it 1-2 pulls for every adjustment).

i really want to get this blower started again!