Thanks for the input. Hmmm....$10 for a kit, huh? Now that's my kinda price. I can't imagine it's that difficult, the thing is tiny. The problem with a tiny 2 stroke is it doesn't likewise going without being started for a couple months and in the winter; albeit SoCal winter, my St. Augustine grass doesn't grow in the winter so I don't use the weed whacker and almost don't have to use the mower.
Its really not hard doing the rebuild, its basically just installing new o-rings, gaskets, needle, etc. Depends on the kit what all comes in it though, depending on how deep of a rebuild you need to do there are sometimes different kits for that purpose. Usually a rebuild can be done in less than an hour once you have done a couple it goes pretty quick, to where actually it takes longer taking the carb out, getting it apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together than it does to do the actual rebuild itself.
However, a lot of carbs for the 2 stroke engines are relatively cheap, and like someone else mentioned usually cheaper to just replace the carb than rebuild it in a shop setting, now at home it may be cheaper to just rebuild it yourself.
4 stroke carbs can be a bit more expensive to replace, some of them are $100+. They take a bit more time to rebuild but oftentimes its cheaper to go that route than replace the carb. Sometimes its hard to find a replacement carb for older engines so rebuild may be the only option.
