Muddymike wrote:

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:43:00 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:

If you have used a petrol strimmer you will find the electric ones
useless.

And rechargeable ones doubly so. I used an electric one once give more
than 6 blades of grass to cut in one stroke and it could hardly manage it.

Get you one serviced or buy a better quality one, Stihl, Honda or
Husqvarna.

I wonder who makes these little two stroke engines? I doubt it will be
McCulloch they are part of the Electrolux empire IIRC.

A service is probably a good idea and possibly some instruction in looking
after it (correct oil/fuel mix) and starting. Two strokes can be
tempremental to start and they are all a little different. There have been
starting procedures written up in here in the past.

The greatest issue with a poor bad starting 2 stroke engine is fuel.
Always use fresh fuel if the machine has not been used for a few weeks.
Always drain the tank and run the carburettor dry before storing for more
than a couple of weeks.

The other issue is that starting from cold is usually quite easy
whereas starting a hot (or more likely a "not quite hot" engine) is
close to impossible.

So, if the OP is trying to *restart* a warm[ish] engine [s]he may be
trying the near impossible. I think it depends on the engine but some
are just not worth bothering with when warm, let them cool done
completely and start cold again.

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Chris Green