"Jon the fool" wrote in message
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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

Clean the spark plug, check the gap, check and clean the air filter, change
the fuel for clean stuff and it should be fine.
Oh and I once spent 5 mins trying to start mine before noticing the thing
was switched to "Off" :~)

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