[AT] OT- String trimmers and other 2-cycle pieces of garbage

[Dick Day]

My son is a small-engine repair tech for Sears. I passed your question on to 
him.  Here's his reply...


In my experience, sta-bil doesn't work well in small two strokes like those 
in string trimmers.  The tiny jets and orifi can get plugged rather easily. 
Instead, some manufacturers suggest draining the tank at the end of the 
season and leaving the cap off long enough to evaporate any remaining 
mixture.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WF Smith" <mogrits at gmail.com>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:07 PM
Subject: [AT] OT- String trimmers and other 2-cycle pieces of garbage


> Is it the new gasoline formulas, cheaper equipment, or just my poor luck
> that even when I store my string trimmers and other 2-cycle pieces of
> equipment (with stabil additive) they always come out the next season
> running improperly, if at all?
>
> I have a Homelite 25cc string trimmer sitting beside the shop right now,
> hemmoraging fuel through the carburetor. It is running so rich it 
> eventually
> wets the plug and stops. There is only an idle adjustment screw (really 
> just
> a stop for the throttle cam) and one other screw that I assume is the
> mixture. I've removed the primer bulb trying to stop the flow of gas and
> everything under there was clean as a whistle- no trash at all on the
> screen.
>
> I'm seriously considering just buying a new 90.00 trimmer each year and
> donating the previous years model to someone with more patience than I 
> have.
>
> Does anyone have good experience with a particular brand? I'm not going to
> buy a big professional model because I have so little to trim it would be 
> a
> waste, not to mention I could still have the same problems year to year.
>
> Warren
>
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