I got the leaf blower working again. I took off the cover and cranked the fan and got it to free up and turn normally. Then I pulled the starter cord and it cranked the motor as it should. I got it to start and run. Only problem now is that at full throttle the engine runs a bit slow and mushy. I think it might be the gas. The gas is old. i'll have to mix some fresh gas and see what happens.
Now I have to take a look at the weed trimmer. It runs but it runs erratically and then conks out. I think it is a fuel line issue. One of the fuel lines may have a small tear of hole because I noticed that when I primed it there were a lot of bubbles in the gas line. It too could use some fresh gas.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.