Morning,
This is more of a general question & to add to my learning curve should it happen again when out in a field etc.
Petrol strimmer.
New plug & Air filter say 3 months ago.
Yesterday tried to start it on full choke but nothing.
Also tried on half / no choke but nothing.
Fuel tank pretty much full.
Good spark at plug but wasnt wet.
What i did notice was when i pressed the primer bulb it didnt seem to want to compress.
I removed the fuel pipe that comes from the primer bulb to the carb & pressed the primer bulb.
I can now see the bulb compress & fuel comes out of the pipe fine & it also refills the primer bulb.
I removed the air filter & added a small squirt of carb cleaner into the carb.
Pulled the cord & it started straight away & run for 5 minutes no problem until i switched it off.
I would say blockage etc BUT surely the engine would only then run on the carb cleaner that i squirted in then once used the engine would die but the engine continued to run for 5 minutes.
This is more of a general question & to add to my learning curve should it happen again when out in a field etc.
Petrol strimmer.
New plug & Air filter say 3 months ago.
Yesterday tried to start it on full choke but nothing.
Also tried on half / no choke but nothing.
Fuel tank pretty much full.
Good spark at plug but wasnt wet.
What i did notice was when i pressed the primer bulb it didnt seem to want to compress.
I removed the fuel pipe that comes from the primer bulb to the carb & pressed the primer bulb.
I can now see the bulb compress & fuel comes out of the pipe fine & it also refills the primer bulb.
I removed the air filter & added a small squirt of carb cleaner into the carb.
Pulled the cord & it started straight away & run for 5 minutes no problem until i switched it off.
I would say blockage etc BUT surely the engine would only then run on the carb cleaner that i squirted in then once used the engine would die but the engine continued to run for 5 minutes.