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Old 11-05-2005, 03:44 PM
Tom
 
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Try taking the spark plug out and putting about 2 teaspoons of petrol into
the hole then put the spark plug back in and try it again. I used to do
this with a lawn mower engine which I had difficulty with and it used to do
the trick.
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Hi all,

I hope someone on here can help, I have a Stihl FS400 petrol strimmer and

it
will not start, it was working ok last year, went to start it today and

wont
work.

I have checked the spark plug and it sparks ok, I did notice at the top of
the fuel tank where the pipe enters it that it slightly leaks although

this
only happens if the tank is filled to the top or tipped sideways, could

this
be the cause, I dont know so any advice appreciated.

Thanks