I just showed this sumbitch weed wacker who the boss is

[70 Mach 1]

Typical shit. Kicks over for a second and stalls. Then works fine after a 100 pulls
Yes I use stabil.

Took me about an hour. Ripped out the carb sprayed out the bleeds, soaked in acetone for 20 minutes and blew it out in with compressed air.

Kicked right over

And no left over parts. Time to celebrate with a cigar and a glass of bourbon tonight

Right away the wife starts in
Throw it out, get a new one. You dont know what you're doing.

Yeah well fuck off bitch its running fine

 

[NoHassle]

Typical shit. Kicks over for a second and stalls. Then works fine after a 100 pulls
Yes I use stabil.

Took me about an hour. Ripped out the carb sprayed out the bleeds, soaked in acetone for 20 minutes and blew it out in with compressed air.

Kicked right over

And no left over parts. Time to celebrate with a cigar and a glass of bourbon tonight

Right away the wife starts in
Throw it out, get a new one. You dont know what you're doing.

Yeah well fuck off bitch its running fine

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[VonBonfire]

Typical shit. Kicks over for a second and stalls. Then works fine after a 100 pulls
Yes I use stabil.

Took me about an hour. Ripped out the carb sprayed out the bleeds, soaked in acetone for 20 minutes and blew it out in with compressed air.

Kicked right over

And no left over parts. Time to celebrate with a cigar and a glass of bourbon tonight

Right away the wife starts in
Throw it out, get a new one. You dont know what you're doing.

Yeah well fuck off bitch its running fine

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Looks like a Stihl too. A man doesn't just throw out Stihl equipment. I gotta replace the fuel bulb on my limb trimmer I just been dragging my feet forever. I feel more motivated now. Good job Mach1!

 

[70 Mach 1]

Looks like a Stihl too. A man doesn't just throw out Stihl equipment. I gotta replace the fuel bulb on my limb trimmer I just been dragging my feet forever. I feel more motivated now. Good job Mach1!

Honda 4 stroke
About 10 yrs old now.

 

[Robostyle]

Nice job Mach!
Carburetors are simple, can be finicky though.

 

[Rottweiler]

I used to have the same issues and was a stabil stahlwart 25 years ago. One year, I forgot to put it in the mower, weed eater, bikes, etc. Didn't have a single issue. I think the gas formula changed and the stabil actually reacts with whatever is in the newer formula. For the last 25 years, all I use for the bikes, mower, wead eater, etc is shell 93 with no winter additives. I haven't had a single issue.
My KLR sat for 4 years and started right up, ran just fine.

 

[Shevek]

I have a gas Stihl and 2 battery Stihls. Everyone prefers the battery ones. Way less vibration and noise. The gas is a bit more powerful but it doesn't make much difference unless we are taking down alfalfa or heavy weeds like knapweed. I put a plastic blade on the gas one for weed duty, it pretty much slays that way.
Stihl pretty much rules.

Cheers bros.

 

[Findthetone1]

We have a couple pieces of Stihl equipment at work that can be finicky. But when the run, they run like nothing else.

 

[IndyWS6]

I did the same with my Honda mower a few weeks ago. There’s a thread floating around here somewhere. It pissed me off to the point that I went at it with the mindset I would either fix it or - or burn it to the ground. Threats also work for inanimate objects

 

[84superchamp]

I have a gas Stihl and 2 battery Stihls. Everyone prefers the battery ones. Way less vibration and noise. The gas is a bit more powerful but it doesn't make much difference unless we are taking down alfalfa or heavy weeds like knapweed. I put a plastic blade on the gas one for weed duty, it pretty much slays that way.
Stihl pretty much rules.

Cheers bros.

My setup also. Plastic blades on the gas but mostly use the battery power.
Not sure why I didn't know this before but the Stihl repairman said 93 octane only, 2 cycles love it...everything starts on the 3rd pull.

 

[Robostyle]

I use 93 in all my small engines.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I've had nothing but problems with Stihl 2 strokes. And I always use 93 and Stihl oil.

On the other hand I have several Echo implements, some as old as 10 years now. Same thing, 93 octane and Stihl oil. Never had an issue with any of them.

 

[VonBonfire]

I've had nothing but problems with Stihl 2 strokes. And I always use 93 and Stihl oil.

On the other hand I have several Echo implements, some as old as 10 years now. Same thing, 93 octane and Stihl oil. Never had an issue with any of them.

I'd be interested to know which Stihls you had issues with. I have a more recent ms250 and a polesaw plus have had a couple older stihls I passed to my bro. The dude down at the Stihl dealer specifically warned me away from a couple of newer style saws, asking me "do you want a saw that's like a new chevy or a stihl that's like one from the mid 2000's?" Made my choice easy and I haven't had any major issues. That said Echo is pretty solid stuff too.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I'd be interested to know which Stihls you had issues with. I have a more recent ms250 and a polesaw plus have had a couple older stihls I passed to my bro. The dude down at the Stihl dealer specifically warned me away from a couple of newer style saws, asking me "do you want a saw that's like a new chevy or a stihl that's like one from the mid 2000's?" Made my choice easy and I haven't had any major issues. That said Echo is pretty solid stuff too.

Cheap consumer grade weedeater and blowers. I was told I should have gotten the commercial grade.

 

[IndyWS6]

The brand doesn’t matter as much as the fuel and the “winterizing”. Two cycles F’n hate generic fuel and the lack of a complete drain before storage…

 

[Floyd Eye]

The brand doesn’t matter as much as the fuel and the “winterizing”. Two cycles F’n hate generic fuel and the lack of a complete drain before storage…

Drained my Stihls. Used the right fuel and oil. They're still pieces of shit. On the other hand I haven't drained my Echos ever. And they fire up first pull every time.

 

[Geo]

Most of the time you can just get away with replacing the fuel line.