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2stroke strimmer
Hugh Jampton wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:52:11 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: Ditto with my Ryobi strimmer. I've left mixed fuel in it over Winter and it doesn't seem to have had any detrimental effects and it still runs with the old fuel anyway. I just top it up as necessary with pre-mixed 2 stroke. I got my Ryobi last year. It was never easy to start then and would not start at all this year (left with fuel in over winter). I drained all the old fuel out and put new in - it started ! Could be I'm doing something wrong - any ideas ? The only problem I did have starting mine turned out to be the spark plug. For a while it was temperamental to start and to keep running, finally it wouldn't start at all. On removing the spark plug I discovered the ceramic bit had broken and was loose. New spark plug and it was fine. Maybe your spark plug ceramic has cracked like mine did? -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:50:53 +0200, David in Normandy wrote:
The only problem I did have starting mine turned out to be the spark plug. For a while it was temperamental to start and to keep running, finally it wouldn't start at all. On removing the spark plug I discovered the ceramic bit had broken and was loose. New spark plug and it was fine. Maybe your spark plug ceramic has cracked like mine did? I did think that maybe it was the spark plug but was unable to get to it :-( A cover needs to be removed and I don't have the correct allen key. As a test I tried to start it again today. Primed it 7 times as per the instructions and it wouldn't start. Left it an hour or two and tried again (without priming). It started. Perhaps it doesn't need so much priming ? -- Regards, Hugh Jampton |
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Hugh Jampton wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:50:53 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: The only problem I did have starting mine turned out to be the spark plug. For a while it was temperamental to start and to keep running, finally it wouldn't start at all. On removing the spark plug I discovered the ceramic bit had broken and was loose. New spark plug and it was fine. Maybe your spark plug ceramic has cracked like mine did? I did think that maybe it was the spark plug but was unable to get to it :-( A cover needs to be removed and I don't have the correct allen key. As a test I tried to start it again today. Primed it 7 times as per the instructions and it wouldn't start. Left it an hour or two and tried again (without priming). It started. Perhaps it doesn't need so much priming ? Sounds like you are flooding it maybe? Better to err on the side of less priming. You can always give it another push if necessary. Once flooded you would need to wait for the petrol to evaporate before it will start. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:19:10 +0200, David in Normandy wrote:
Sounds like you are flooding it maybe? Better to err on the side of less priming. You can always give it another push if necessary. Once flooded you would need to wait for the petrol to evaporate before it will start. I think that's probably the problem. A few more tests me thinks. Thanks for your help David. -- Regards, Hugh Jampton |
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On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:57:02 +0100, Hugh Jampton wrote:
As a test I tried to start it again today. Primed it 7 times as per the instructions and it wouldn't start. Left it an hour or two and tried again (without priming). It started. You need to become as one with your two stroke... They can be right bar stewards to start from cold. You need to learn what produces the quickest start for your particular engine in relation to priming, choke setting(s), pulls, attempts to fire, short run then stop etc. I pretty sure I or someone else has previously posted a blow by blow account of how to start a 2 stroke that was pretty accurate and reliable. Try google in this group or possibly uk.d-i-y. -- Cheers Dave. |
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