RE: How should I approach
I had one small engine shop that was good for several engines a year, but that one has dried up too. they are almost all 4 stroke now, very little 2 stroke engines there now.
Unfortunately there are fewer and fewer small engines shops here that I'll do business with around here, I stopped by one the other day to try and buy a Walbro felt clunk, they had one but he wanted to charge me $10.95 plus tax.
The last couple parts I needed for weedie engines came from order tree, for cheaper than I can order them through a small engine place around here, A sad state of affairs indeed.