Experience with a seized Craftsman weed eater??

Question

I have a Craftsman Weed Eater. It accidentally got filled with gas and not the gas/oil mix. Now, the engine has seized and I can't even used the pull cord. I have refilled it with the gas mix, but what can I do to get it going again?

Answer 1

The rings on the piston are probably heat seized onto your cylinder wall. Take the spark plug out, and lightly squirt some oil into the cylinder. Let it soak a few minutes and see if that helps it to turn a few cranks. If it doesn`t, you can stick a small diameter wood dowel (or some such) into the spark plug hole and LIGHTLY tap on the piston head(not hard enough to bust a hole into the head of the piston). If that doesn`t work, it`s into the shop, or into the trash.

Answer 2

you might have burnt the engine out.it might be a gone for good.