Long brush cutters/clearing saws

[adw]

So on the bench remove the air filter, look into the throat of the carb whilst pumping the purge bulb, if there is fuel escaping into the Venturi this is where the problem lies.

fuel hoses to, and from the the purge incorrect orientation.

purge bulb faulty.

fuel inlet needle in the carb leaking.

non return valve in the car faulty.

[Stere]

Well the 545rxt carb settled down and fixed its self somehow with regards to starting  without me doing anything different so i never thought it  needed to be  checked anymore. It was working fine with no issues for a few months since last Nov.

 

Then I noticed a few weeks back the bearings on the gearbox are feeling  rough so im not very confident they will last that long & yesterday it started leaking all the  fuel out of the carb like this:

 

 

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The hot weather can bring this issue on.

 

 

Just so happens it was the  hottest day in 2025 so far  yesterday also but was not really that hot.....

 

Also my 550xp suddenly  started leaking its chain oil at the same time....which is new...

 

Edited March 20 by Stere

[Donnie]

On 16/10/2024 at 09:47, teepeeat said:

6'6" or 1,98m 

 

I have a long shank 461 brushcutter which I bought last year and I’m 6’6 and I’d say it’s a bit overkill