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Old 11-05-2005, 10:59 PM
 
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Neil Cairns wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2005 14:38:40 +0100, Andy Pandy
wrote:

On Wed, 11 May 2005 12:59:46 GMT, "Jon the fool"
wrote:

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


I don't know how long you've been trying it but one good piece of
advice I had with a petrol mower was to run it out of petrol each time
rather than using the switch to cut the spark, as it can become stale
if left in the carberettor too long.

Since doing that it has *never* failed to start by the second pull.

Andy

I agree my instruction manual states not to use petrol oil mix after
it is six weeks old. Drain your tank and carb and get a fresh mix of
oil/ petrol.


Well all my ancient B&S powered mowers start quite happily with last
year's petrol. Two strokes I must admit are probably a bit more fussy·

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Chris Green