560xp not starting, spark OK

[Paddy1000111]

Stihl RED?!?! GREEN DAMMIT. Red means stop, why do you think they don't make it past the warranty?!

 

[Khriss]

Thankyou Paddy, thats better answer than last bloody dealer gave me! K

[Paddy1000111]

1 minute ago, Khriss said:

Thankyou Paddy, thats better answer than last bloody dealer gave me! K

Maybe when tree work breaks me I will go into selling snake oil and spirit level bubbles  

Edited November 25, 2020 by Paddy1000111

[peatff]

1 hour ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Maybe when tree work breaks me I will go into selling snake oil and spirit level bubbles  

 

I've still got some left from the last lot I bought, I even got some bubbles left in the snake oil.

[spudulike]

Must have been a big air leak. I have seen it before but is unusual.

[Paddy1000111]

12 minutes ago, peatff said:

 

I've still got some left from the last lot I bought, I even got some bubbles left in the snake oil.

I'll not you down as a future mark... I mean peat. ?? 

[spudulike]

On 23/11/2020 at 18:17, openspaceman said:

Ordinary meths is ethanol with 10% methanol and a bitter compound added but I suspect the ethanol is 70% alcohol and 30% water. As such if you add it to petrol the water settles out at the bottom so would make matters worse, Anhydrous methanol is pure CH3OH is made from methane (natural gas) and mixes with petrol and absorbs water

I did the experiment, water still there, a layer of dye and it didn't work. A lesson learnt - just put the fuel in a clear container and pour off all the fuel and bin the water at the bottom of the container!

Another blower with a load of dodgy fuel...now fixed!