Someone has given me a petrol strimmer, an old Efco Jet 300A. It won't start, and a search online has not thrown up a manual for it, although I found one for a different Efco model.
I took the plug out. Looks OK. Brown, not black. Gapped it to 0.7mm. Peered inside the carb, looks OK.
Pulling the cord, the engine turns freely, but doesn't fire at all. Fuel blockage? No spark? Not sure how to tell.
Not sure what to do now. Should I change the spark plug (this one is probably the original!)? Should I put fresh fuel in? Someone told me 2 stroke fuel can "go off", which sounds a bit far fetched, seeing as it's just petrol.
There is an idle speed screw on the throttle, at the engine end of the cable. There are also 2 other spring loaded screws, marked H and L, which I have no clue about or whether I should touch them.
Any advice welcome, and if anyone has a manual for one of these, I'll be your friend for life!
I took the plug out. Looks OK. Brown, not black. Gapped it to 0.7mm. Peered inside the carb, looks OK.
Pulling the cord, the engine turns freely, but doesn't fire at all. Fuel blockage? No spark? Not sure how to tell.
Not sure what to do now. Should I change the spark plug (this one is probably the original!)? Should I put fresh fuel in? Someone told me 2 stroke fuel can "go off", which sounds a bit far fetched, seeing as it's just petrol.
There is an idle speed screw on the throttle, at the engine end of the cable. There are also 2 other spring loaded screws, marked H and L, which I have no clue about or whether I should touch them.
Any advice welcome, and if anyone has a manual for one of these, I'll be your friend for life!