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So I guess I spoke too soon. It ran for a few min, and then it started getting bogged down when I pulled the trigger. Eventually it just shut off. It would start back up, then shut off, over and over. Since I bought a rebuild kit, I changed out the fuel filter, line and air filter to be sure it...

Thanks all for the help. I received my carb-kit today, and put it on. Within a couple of priming cycles, it started right up. Thanks for all the help - $16 bucks to get it back going is all it took.

thanks @StarTech. I'll check that. I feel like if that's the case - time for a new weed wacker? It's not old-old, but it's 8yrs old still.

@StarTech sorry, what do you mean when you say "will it even hit..."?? If that means - does it seems like it's going to turn over, but doesn't, the answer is no. At no point does it seem like it's going to start up. When I pull it, it just kicks some fuel out of the exhaust the first time...

Thanks PTmowerMech. I've done very little carb work in my lifetime, but I'm going to give this a try and see what I can do. There's a good chance this ends up at the Stihl dealership down the road when I'm done still.

Waylonj - Thanks. I've actually been to his YouTube channel. I've read about the diaphragm, but didn't really know what it was or why it would suddenly go bad. Update - it was $16 on Amazon for the rebuild kit, so I just bought one and we'll see how it goes. Just would be surprising that it...

Hi All - New to this forum, but saw some posts related to this topic specifically. In general, my problem is that the weed eater will no longer start. Background Things were running fine for the past few years, and including a half of dozen times this year. What Happened 1. Two years ago...