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   Message 117,156 of 117,734   
   Bob F to Lars Anders   
   Re: Why do they put those stupid bulb ca   
   13 Apr 23 15:59:22   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/13/2023 8:37 AM, Lars Anders wrote:   
   > On 13 Apr 2023, Bob F  wrote :   
   >   
   >>>> You can buy 20 of them on ebay or amazon for less than $10.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's surprising because I checked in the owners manual parts list and   
   >>> they're $25 each. Do the ones on Amazon fit everything? How do they know?   
   >>   
   >> Check the measurements of yours, and contact the seller about theirs.   
   >> Obviously, you need the right size. Most are listed by product model   
   >> numbers they are used in. Have you even looked?   
   >>   
   >> Google or search ebay with "device model #", "primer bulb"   
   >   
   > That's how I know they're $25 each, at least from the manufacturer.   
   >   
   > They're not just the bulbs. They have a black plastic clip. And two   
   > different length hoses (one for the incoming fuel & the other to the carb).   
   >   
   > Are all the bulbs are the same when they have those black clips & 2 hoses?   
      
   Have you tried looking?   
      
   No, the really cheap ones are just the bulb. Many others are available,   
   for way under $25.   
      
   I cannot search for YOURS, because you have given absolutely no info   
   about that. You can do that if it really matters to you.   
      
   https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.   
   1313&_nkw=primer+bulb&_sacat=0   
      
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