Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

Homelite Bandit line trimmer, maybe 50cc. Many years reliable service.

Starts on choke per instruction manual. Even after it warms up, it won't
take gas. Increased throttle results in decreased rpm. I have to keep it
on half-choke to trim the weeds. It is recommended to run it at full
throttle after it is fully warm.

Any idea why it won't throttle up?

Thx,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:46:03 -0500, Puddin' Man
wrote:

Homelite Bandit line trimmer, maybe 50cc. Many years reliable service.

Starts on choke per instruction manual. Even after it warms up, it won't
take gas. Increased throttle results in decreased rpm. I have to keep it
on half-choke to trim the weeds. It is recommended to run it at full
throttle after it is fully warm.

Any idea why it won't throttle up?

Thx,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."
Greenies from ethanol in the gas restricting the carb.

Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:56:11 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:


With these things and these symptoms the most likely
culprit is a fouled carb. Or a clogged, collapsed, or
leaking fuel line, fuel filter, etc. You could try spraying
carb cleaner in it. If it's the carb, mabye a 30% chance
that would solve it. Otherwise, if it's the carb you have
to take it apart and clean it and get a rebuild kit.

Agree. I would also check the spark plug, clean the gap with
sandpaper and reset the gap to specs or a little less.

Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

On Apr 9, 1:46*pm, Puddin' Man wrote:
Homelite Bandit line trimmer, maybe 50cc. Many years reliable service.

Starts on choke per instruction manual. Even after it warms up, it won't
take gas. Increased throttle results in decreased rpm. I have to keep it
on half-choke to trim the weeds. It is recommended to run it at full
throttle after it is fully warm.

Any idea why it won't throttle up?

* Thx,
* P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."

Air filter clean? The air/gas ratio may be off.

Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

On 4/9/2013 2:46 PM, Puddin' Man wrote:
Homelite Bandit line trimmer, maybe 50cc. Many years reliable service.

Starts on choke per instruction manual. Even after it warms up, it won't
take gas. Increased throttle results in decreased rpm. I have to keep it
on half-choke to trim the weeds. It is recommended to run it at full
throttle after it is fully warm.

Any idea why it won't throttle up?

Thx,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule."


Most likely ethanol engine damage.

http://news.consumerreports.org/home...ines-fail.html

Little 2-stroke won't take gas
 

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Puddin' Man wrote:
Homelite Bandit line trimmer, maybe 50cc. Many years reliable service.

Starts on choke per instruction manual. Even after it warms up, it won't
take gas. Increased throttle results in decreased rpm. I have to keep it
on half-choke to trim the weeds. It is recommended to run it at full
throttle after it is fully warm.

Any idea why it won't throttle up?

The need to use the choke to keep it running is your clue. Look for anything
that is restricting flow of fuel to or in the carburetor, or anything
that is letting too much air in somewhere else. Gummed up carbs are common
in small 2 strokes. Sometime engines with lots of run time will start leaking
at the crank seals enough to let air into the crankcase and lean out the
fuel mixture. I've seen the same happen when throttle shafts get sloppy too.



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