Motor not running without choke being on

This is not a question, but repair tip. These blowers are good kit, Dolmar German made, branded to Makita after they purchased the company. They are out of production, so parts not easy. Seems the issue I had is not uncommon. To fix, remove the carb, (easy), take the choke shroud of clipped at bottom, undo the two screws that u can now see, pull carb back a little flick off the fuel hoses - plastic carb outlet to tank, brass carb outlet to primer bulb, remove cable retainer (plastic larger dia 2 or 3 mm pipe section) slip cable out, remove carb fully, undo the four fuel pump screws, carefully ease the two unscrewed parts away from the carb gaskets - carefully no stock of these.

Blow out the various holes u see, no need to take out the needle valve, but blow it out, use a thin tin wire to flick out main jet rubber or compressed air from the needle valve side of the housing, carefully as the rubber is small - its a round pc about 2 or 3 dia, clean the jet part with a round wire brush by hand, blow it out, push jet rubber back in, go to the carb body, run a wire brush wire (single pc) into the jet brass upper part, then blow it out.

Check the manifold for flatness, mine was out of true, run it up and down a file until flat again both ends, seal the original gasket as not available new, reassemble and presto.

Hope this helps someone !!! Arty