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Thanks for all your help trouts2, I probably wouldn't have figured out the spark issue if you hadn't sent me the scenarios...I really appreciate it and after a good carb cleaning the blower runs like a champ!!!  Thanks again for all of you help.

Ok, so I definitely have spark now.  the carburetor is leaking from the main nozzle when I prime it more than a couple times.  So it leaks out the main nozzle and then drips out the back of the choke part of the carburetor.

I have taken the carburetor apart but I will have to look around for a rebuild kit, probably all gone in town.  Anything specific that I should be looking to replace in the carb?

Excellent, thanks for the help, I was able to find the right size shear pin and I will post back tonight if I can get anything to work!  Thanks again!

Oh and one more thing, do you happen to know what size shear pin the 826 utilizes?  I have a broken one and I forgot to take the good one with me to get a replacement on my way home.

Thanks again!

wow, thanks for the info.  That's perfect, so maybe I don't have an ignition problem.

I should have been more clear in my original post, I have a hole on the dash where I thought the ignition should be but there is just wire tied in a knot.  I have scenarios 1 and 2 then right as I have another wire running into the plate above the carburetor.

So I will make sure that the throttle is not on Stop and look for a spark again.

Here are the images I took this morning before coming to work.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rithomitis/HM80Imperial826#