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Hi James Have you got a pic/diagram of what you mean? Do you mean a plug spanner thing? Ta

cheers Ray - that looks straightforward

WORKSHOP HELP! Because of the deluge over the weekend made the fatal mistake of testing a strimmer inside. Sliced through compressor line nicely - home made repair with electrical tape and jubilee - hopeless. Can anyone tell me what I need to join this pipe please. Its about 11.5 mm diameter. grrrrrrr. Any airline tips appreciated. I'd like to understand this stuff. I have another line but it's so stiff it's virtually useless in a confined space - how do you join this stuff - what are the fittings to go for - is there a really soft/flexible line?. I have a simple click on fitting on my little 25l wolf compressor. cheers

STIHL 010 oil pump Had this saw from new 30 odd years - first saw ever bought. Not oiled properly for years - since reading this thread and receiving some brill support decided to get it out - now confident that whatever happened there would be some solution. Cleaned pump in white spirit, blew out every nook and cranny (including oil tank vent) was conscious that the diaphragm looked knackered but refitted - no improvement. Bought a US cleaner last week - thanks Spud and Barrie for advice - dropped pump in there for 10 mins - refitted - works brill! Think it must have freed a ball valve inside. I am seriosuly chuffed - thanks for a brill forum. One thing I'm not sure about is that my oil pump has that rubber valve / pump thing on the outside - it differs from listed pumps for the 010 - I wonder what the function is?? Nothing is attached to it. Another question is - would be helpful to preriodically flush the oil tank out with petrol to avoid tarriness/ deposits/ grunge?? Next step is getting in to a saw a little deeper. cheers all

saw these rich and they look ribbed - do they seal ok ? cheers mike Quote: Originally Posted by mikerecike Quick one - what is that red ended thing you use to plug the carb hole when pressure testing - looks like the end of a garden hose?? I use the red rubber tapered bungs that are made for the home brewing market, being tapered they fit the full range of machines. Just dont do what i did first and buy a bag full of the type with the hole through the middle. bought a couple cheers ray

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Thanks Barrie Can you recommend one? Mike

Thanks Spud - appreciate the time you're giving here. Quick one - what is that red ended thing you use to plug the carb hole when pressure testing - looks like the end of a garden hose?? OPEN QUESTION - Do other people use something other than white spirit?

Thanks Bill Where do you get this chip? cheers Mike

Spud - I want to know how you go about cleaning carbs. Is the US cleaner your first port of call or do you use carb cleaner and compressed air first and then US for problem carbs? Or do you just put them in as your first approach? How long for? Do you remove all the gaskets and dias and put the 3 seperate pieces of the carb in? And finally - do you always use white spirit or is there another cleaner you use? What do other folk use? cheers

Thanks Barrie Had another shufty and found the wire coming from behind the flywheel (i do need to wear my glasses)- removed flywheel, found points box, opened up, cleaned points and re-fitted. Pulled over - great spark - had carb off and cleaned - had it fired up - what a powerful strimmer - well pleased - just need to work out how to set the idle with the barrel carb and nuts on top. Thanks for your help Mike

Hi folks Kawasaki KT17 no spark - but a get a minor belt if i hold plug and pull on recoil. First question - is this electronic or points under the flywheel - is there a simple way to tell? Second: Can the coil fail in this way so that you just get an unpleasant tingle and not a spark? Third:the coil is marked/coded MR370251 - haven't had even a sniff of luck trying to track one down on the interweb - any recommended suppliers?

Thanks for explaining that - never came across that 'wasted spark' term. I see now that anything running off the flywheel is going to be 1 fire every revolution and probably 1 fire every other revolution if points are working off a camshaft not directly off the crankshaft? Cheers

Thanks Gardenkit That opens up an interesting discipline - sensing what the rpms are- thanks - but I just don't understand how the 360 setting works with 4 strokes - i thought there was 1 fire for every 720 degrees rotation - each stroke being 180deg? Cheers

OK spud/anybody it's late just got in first wrestle with my new tiny tach20k - sure this is a dumb question - but settings for 4 cycle = 360?720? 2 cycle 360? thanks

I second that - would be excellent