I have two petrol hedge cutters and just wondered if someone can advise on how to make them run perfectly.
One is perfectly usable and I do use it often - I'm just not sure it runs perfectly!
The manual says to prime 7 times then start on full choke until it fires then start without choke.
However if I start on full choke it fires up and runs on full choke (but won't rev) I can then move the choke down to half way and it runs and revs and I can use the hedge trimmer. If I turn the choke all the way off even after it is fully warmed up then it will idle but sounds like it bogs down if you try and rev it and will cut out if you keep trying.
It starts easy enough - do I just ignore it and be happy that it runs!?
The second one is a bit more of an issue.
I haven't got a manual so have just been going with 7 primes, I changed the fuel pipes as I had a bit of a leak and it now primes up perfectly. If I start it on choke you can hear it catch so I then turn the choke down - if I turn it to half way like the other one it won't start but if I turn the choke all the way off then it will start and revs for about 5 seconds then cuts out, it seems to flood and then becomes hard to start again after that.
One is perfectly usable and I do use it often - I'm just not sure it runs perfectly!
The manual says to prime 7 times then start on full choke until it fires then start without choke.
However if I start on full choke it fires up and runs on full choke (but won't rev) I can then move the choke down to half way and it runs and revs and I can use the hedge trimmer. If I turn the choke all the way off even after it is fully warmed up then it will idle but sounds like it bogs down if you try and rev it and will cut out if you keep trying.
It starts easy enough - do I just ignore it and be happy that it runs!?
The second one is a bit more of an issue.
I haven't got a manual so have just been going with 7 primes, I changed the fuel pipes as I had a bit of a leak and it now primes up perfectly. If I start it on choke you can hear it catch so I then turn the choke down - if I turn it to half way like the other one it won't start but if I turn the choke all the way off then it will start and revs for about 5 seconds then cuts out, it seems to flood and then becomes hard to start again after that.