Hi - I am 65, live on a farm but don't do the farming personally. We do have a good bit to mow and keep trim. For mowers, I have a 50 year-old Jacobson that we have not used in a while, a 21 Horse Kubota, a John Deere 316 lawn tractor, and a 1954 Ford NAA tractor.
More relevant, I also have a Stihl FS-85, 2-stroke-cycle, string trimmer, an echo chainsaw, and other tools with small engines.
The current problem is with the FS-85. It quit, and upon looking into it, I found that the piston was badly scored. So, I bought a piston & cylinder kit, replaced the damaged units, and figured I was home-free. It didn't work out that way. It has good spark, feels like it has compression, and yes I did put gas/oil mix in the tank. It won't even try to start. I even tried ether and got nothing.
Do those symptoms ring any bells to the hordes of users on the forum?
Of course, the most basic question is: am I in the right forum for this question?
Thanks in advance,
Ortis
More relevant, I also have a Stihl FS-85, 2-stroke-cycle, string trimmer, an echo chainsaw, and other tools with small engines.
The current problem is with the FS-85. It quit, and upon looking into it, I found that the piston was badly scored. So, I bought a piston & cylinder kit, replaced the damaged units, and figured I was home-free. It didn't work out that way. It has good spark, feels like it has compression, and yes I did put gas/oil mix in the tank. It won't even try to start. I even tried ether and got nothing.
Do those symptoms ring any bells to the hordes of users on the forum?
Of course, the most basic question is: am I in the right forum for this question?
Thanks in advance,
Ortis