longthumbs
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A while back I posted about problems I was having getting my "new" (refurbished) 4 cycle trimmer to start...got GREAT advice, and eventually I got it to start.
Every time I try to use it, however, it is still a beast to start. Today I had to crank and crank and crank it for nearly ten minutes before it finally fired. This is typical, and it is frustrating.
The instructions say to start it on position 1 until it fires (and dies), then to move the choke to position 2, and it should start. For me, it will try to start (fire) on position 1, but when I move to position 2, it just cranks and cranks.
It runs fine once it starts. I haven't tried to restart it after it's warm; I am always afraid to kill the engine with the job half done.
Sometimes I smell gas, which makes me think I could be flooding it somehow.
Ideas?
FYI, here's the thread I had before
http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/small-engine-mower-repair/14287-my-new-sort-trimmer-wont-start.html
Every time I try to use it, however, it is still a beast to start. Today I had to crank and crank and crank it for nearly ten minutes before it finally fired. This is typical, and it is frustrating.
- I prime it as required
- I hold the throttle down
- I use the electric starter, not the pull start
The instructions say to start it on position 1 until it fires (and dies), then to move the choke to position 2, and it should start. For me, it will try to start (fire) on position 1, but when I move to position 2, it just cranks and cranks.
It runs fine once it starts. I haven't tried to restart it after it's warm; I am always afraid to kill the engine with the job half done.
Sometimes I smell gas, which makes me think I could be flooding it somehow.
Ideas?
FYI, here's the thread I had before
http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/small-engine-mower-repair/14287-my-new-sort-trimmer-wont-start.html