Strimmer Maintanence

[NOG]

Don't know where to post this?

I have 2 stroke trouble...my strimmer starts ok and ticks over happely buy when you rev it to full power it cuts out.

The Petrol Oil mix is ok. I have cleaned and gapped the plug, washed out the silencer and flash guard....any ideas???

[PAULW]

Try the air filter

[NOG]

Good one but cleaned it and still the same...It runs ok at 1/2 and 3/4 power and with the choke on so I think it could be running rich but the plug was ok.

[PAULW]

How about checking the torque of the cylinder head bolts.

[Peter]

Too lean?
Does it have some sort of filter in the tank, a weighted one on the end of a flexible hose?
That might need cleaning or replacing.
Try advancing the throttle gently, nad also apply a little choke, just a little, if it makes it all the way to full and then dies when you remove the choke it's too lean.

[NOG]

Thanks I will try that,

[jacob marley]

there should be two little screws on the carb one is for setting slow running and the other is for the mixture the dodge is to find witch one is witch then when engine is running on fast tickover alter the mixture in a bit if this has no efect try screwing out a bit should sort job out jacob

[jacob marley]

Since my last post the old cogs have been grinding and when was the last time you greased the head of the strimmer it is at the working end usually a big nut to undo and then lubricate if its running dry that could tighten it up a bit hope it is a simple as thatjacob

[NOG]

The answer will be when it was in the factory bing assebled....better have a look at it.

[NOG]

Took the little but off and the head appears to have liguid lithium grease in it.
Not a lot I will admit. Any idea what to use? Can I use speay grease or will that be too light or should I use the lithum grease??

Manual dosent say?

[jacob marley]

The grease you require is High melting point grease you can get it from any good car accessory shop or even good petrol stations strimmers are like women they need fettleing up ocasonally whoopsjacob

[JennieAtkinson]

Not too much fettling please!

[jacob marley]

Not too much fettling please!

What do's it mean up there in the far frozen north down here it mean's in fine condition jacob

[NOG]

In Shetland it is an inappropiate advance by a man armed with a Turnip on a married woman.

[Two_Sheds]

The grease you require is High melting point grease ... strimmers are like women they need fettleing up ocasonally whoopsjacob

except we get fettled up on Chardonnay, not grease!