c5vettster
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I hope my experience isn't unique and somebody has a straightforward solution. When faced with starting an 2-cycle equipment that sat for a long time I am always at a loss. One way or another I get it to start after which it usually starts on a single pull but I cannot put my finger on what actually makes it start. Here is an example. I am trying to start a modestly used Tanaka TBC-270PF trimmer. It was stored for about a year with gasoline drained and a bit of oil in the cylinder. The trimmer has excellent 155psi compression, spark you can light a cigarette with and it doesn't fire up even on the starting fluid. I checked the spark plug and it shows fuel. I have several of these and by fussing around them, they eventually start but it takes hours of pulling on it. Is there a trick to this?