Ran it for a bit and realized it wasn’t running right. She put 2 cycle in later. I ran it and it runs fine but doesn’t idle. Now what?
Yup, I bet some carb adjustments will get 'er going...personally, I'd do this before tearing into it much at all. Wouldn't hurt to dump a few drops of oil in it first, as was mentioned.Try increasing the richness of the idle circuit.
Maybe it's time to upgrade to a four stroke weedbeater which takes straight gas?
You could take the muffler off before taking the cylinder off. It would be a little easier
Careful on that Jake, I have a 4 stroke Stihl brush cutter, FS91R, but still uses 50:1 mix.
Because an aftermarket meteor piston and rings could be $30. Cleaning up the cylinder, and putting in a new piston could be had, maybe given a learning curve and a few tools. Depends on ones motives. Or give it away and buy a new one, and let someone else do the magic. Pulling a muffler and getting a look inside would be a real simple way to get a pretty good view of what's needed.Geez, what’s the point of pulling it apart? If it’s scored it’s scored, what are you going to do about it?
Sorry, I responded too quickly. I saw this:Because an aftermarket meteor piston and rings could be $30. Cleaning up the cylinder, and putting in a new piston could be had, maybe given a learning curve and a few tools. Depends on ones motives. Or give it away and buy a new one, and let someone else do the magic. Pulling a muffler and getting a look inside would be a real simple way to get a pretty good view of what's needed.
But I missed this:I ran it and it runs fine
but doesn’t idle.
Better yet get a cordless electric! If all you are doing is cutting grass and not brush. My 60v Dewalt is mean! No gas, oil, or spark plug! I use the battery for my other tools anyway.Maybe it's time to upgrade to a four stroke weedbeater which takes straight gas?
Maybe it's time to upgrade to a four stroke weedbeater which takes straight gas?
I upgraded my 2 stroke leaf blower to a 4 stroke Makita and WOW! It starts on the second pull and is so quiet.
I have friends that snowmobile, and a few of them have upgraded to 4 stroke. The only downside is that they are heavy as balls, and if you get one stuck in a drift you need 3 men and a horse to pull it out.
Careful on that Jake, I have a 4 stroke Stihl brush cutter, FS91R, but still uses 50:1 mix.
I upgraded to a four stroke sled this past winter . . . mainly because I stick to the trails. Loved it. It was a bit heavier as it is Skidoo's older 1200 sled vs. the current 900 four stroke engine they use, but I felt the power, torque, etc. was pretty close to what I was use to in my previous two stroke 600 carbed sled.
Geez . . . now you've got me second guessing as to whether I should have been using mixed fuel in my weed beater. Actually I'm pretty sure it takes straight gas . . . but just to make sure I think I'll check it tonight to be sure I haven't been abusing it all of these years.
I upgraded to a four stroke sled this past winter . . . mainly because I stick to the trails. Loved it. It was a bit heavier as it is Skidoo's older 1200 sled vs. the current 900 four stroke engine they use, but I felt the power, torque, etc. was pretty close to what I was use to in my previous two stroke 600 carbed sled.
Jake, my 4 stroke brush trimmer has taken some time to get used to. It has plenty of power, but revs up to full RPM slower than a 2 stroke, just a little but lagging. I wouldn't worry about your trimmer, if it took straight gas for a few years now, it's fine. If you want reassurance check your manual or your gas cap, mine has a gas + oil symbol on it. Doesn't it have a crankcase that needs changing from time to time?
I'm pretty sure Stihl is the only ones that make a 4 stroke trimmer than takes mixed fuel, honda run conventional oil in the crankcase and husqvarna runs the honda engine.