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Once again, go through the OEM Zama carburetor and clean it. Hipa has good aftermarket parts, however, aftermarket carburetors on 2-stroke handheld equipment can be more hit or miss.Yes a replacement for the Zama from hipa. I have been working on my own stuff for 30+ years including chainsaws and riding mowers. The kit is more money then the replacement carb. I have bought hipa carbs in the past without any issues. I suppose it could happen a defective carb. You mention taking it to a shop,problem is it will cost more to repair than what it’s worth.
Have you replaced the fuel pickup/fuel filter? I have had 2 cycle trimmers that would not run right until I replaced the fuel filterWorking on an echo SRM-230 weed trimmer. It starts and idles great. Problem is, just doesn’t rev up. I Change the carb ,fuel lines , clean exhaust port and screen, replaced the spark plug. Has 110 lbs of compression. No matter what you do adjusting the high doesn’t make a difference. My question is , would a faulty coil have anything to do with keeping it from throttling up ? It starts right up on two pulls cold and one pull when warm.
Not sure of your carb but the SRM225 trimmer carb has an adjustment screw hidden by a small plastic cap. Cap needs to be removed to get to the brass screw. Once the cap is out you can open or close to get better performance. I gave found In some cases just moving it a turn in or out and resetting to where was was set originally makes it run better. Must break some crud free or sonething.Have you replaced the fuel pickup/fuel filter? I have had 2 cycle trimmers that would not run right until I replaced the fuel filter