Petrol Strimmer won't start

[lostinthelight]

The trouble with Stihl stuff is that the plug lead is so cut to size, even if you use a slightly longer plug it won't connect!

John

The soild ones would be problematic with short plug leads but there are plenty on the market that have a lead on them from as low as £1.99:


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[HaplessHubby]

Many thanks to all who have posted to date and special thanks to "lostinthelight" for his link to schematics - very useful for the inexperienced dismantler! I shall let you know how things progress..