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@Burnerman @lostinthelight We have a runner ! Hi John, once more you've hit the bullseye ! Thank you for your good advice. It solved my problem. I've put the brush-cutter on the ground (the grass), gently put my foot on it and gave it a few pulls Pulling like that works a lot better, indeed...

Hi @lostinthelight I just gave it a try with the plug cap disconnected and I feel no difference I can pull the cord but it is super hard and it wants to stop at each compression I don't know what a "decompression valve" is, but I will ask my friends Google and YouTube Learning every day :-) any...

Oh, yes... and it doesn't start (thought it might be important to add that :oops:) chrisV

@Burnerman ah, right..."the cylinder barrel has departed company from the crankcase" I now understand what you meant I must admit that I had not really understood it back then (being a non-native English speaker) But now it makes sense. You actually predicted it ! :-) thanks again chrisV

Hi, I'm looking for tips/recommendations on the following issue: I have this PowerPlus brush cutter?) POW60478 which is (almost) impossible to pull without hurting myself. It has a small 42,7cc 2-stroke engine When I remove the spark plug, then I can pull the engine rather smoothly I have...

@Burnerman , @Bilabong007 I wanted to close the loop on this and thank you both again for your recommendations My McCulloch SuperLite 4528 now runs like a breeze There was an air leak between the cylinder and the main part of the engine It turned out that the 2 screws that attach the cylinder...

@Burnerman Those are great tips John I had already looked at the piston and rings after removing the carburetor. I'll take another look via the exhaust thanks again, chrisV

thank you Graeme and John, for your fast response and great tips @Bilabong007 I do feel a resistance when pulling the starter cord. If it is enough, I can't tell. I am tempted to buy a compression tester at AliExpress. Any thoughts on that? are those Chinese testers any good? @Burnerman The...

Hi, Would anyone have any tips on what might be the cause of the following problem? Any tips are appreciated I have a McCulloch SuperLite 4528 (aka McCulloch Ergolite 6028) 2stroke hedge trimmer - It has a spark - When I spray fuel in the carburetor, it starts fine (then it dies. Sometimes...