mikerecike
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Strimmer running erratically and dying. Flushed fuel tank out - full of jelly like gunk.Wonder if somebody added motor oil. Cleaned out, new fuel line and filter -still running ropey.Opened carb not surprised it was struggling with this jelly blocking the filter.
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General question. What are the likely causes of a mower backfiring. SV150 flat head engine on a cheap b &qish mower. Timing? Had the flywheel off - key is fine. Could carb play a role?
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+1 on that.God knows why we gamble on THE most important stuff Did it again yesterday.
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Blimey the Hayters look immaculate
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Thanks Barrie. On order - will give that a whirl.Appreciated. ps not sure what the woodscrew trick is?? Take the head off and sharpen so it's like 2 pointed ends? Then screw in both ht leads to make the join?;cheers.
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Nice looking job and good tip👍👍
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Thanks very much chaps.Some good advice here.Appreciated.
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If the wire is sealed into magneto - not the screw in type..how do you join an extra short length on?? Crimp connectors then heat shrink? Cheers.
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Excellent post.Most people can change parts - this is the skillful end of the spectrum. Thanks for sharing all.
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Any knack or tips for kawasaki fuel line
mikerecike replied to mikerecike's topic in Maintenance help
Sorted. Problem was I had the old fuel filter in the silver cap. Removed and could fit the new line. I love these oldies. [ame] [/ame] -
They were enormous.You should've seen the ones at the back of the cupboard
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The closest I've been to fishing is opening a tin of sardines :thumbup:
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Virginia Beach even.
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Any knack or tips for kawasaki fuel line
mikerecike replied to mikerecike's topic in Maintenance help
Cheers Spud -
Stihl 010 AV.Bought new in 1987 - year of the storm. Remember first time i fired it up in a small garden in London - motorbike helmet on and about 4 parkas - psycho PPE. Neighbours bolted the doors and curtains twitched. Still.on the same carb kit. 2nd spark plug in 28 yrs and that's about it. Not exactly been a maintenance burden. Well done Long Beach Stihlers. Sent from my GT-N7000 using Arbtalk mobile app
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Bought a replacement part as below but mid section not long enough to fill the depth of hole in moon shaped fuel tank so have salvaged old one - adding a short length of fuel line where it had broken and new filter on that. Seems to be leaking fuel from metal cap area.Any sealants/greases involved to make the seal.Any tips for replacing these ?- I imagine theyre on the vintage side now - lovely old KT12ad based strimmer.
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Helicoil in with new M5 screw.Air leak cured.Thanks all for the help.Helicoil no:1!👍👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Ok thanks Bill .Will give the helicoil a go to start with.Cheers.
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M5 Helicoil kit just arrived.Noticed it's not a bottoming tap.Hope there's enough depth for it to work.
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Aha cheers adw. I like to know a bit of the story if I'm working on something. How do you know this by the way?
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Thank you chaps. Very helpful tips. Yep there's something odd about it - like it's a mishmash of various designs.Got a distinct rattle about it which having listened to a few on youtube they all have - greased the flexi shaft and it's a little better.
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Well spotted adw! Ok so helicoil into plastic adaptor.Never done any helicoiling so bit of learning on the way Cheers.
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It's nylon and the screw that holds carb and air filter on has ruined thread.Can't screw in tight so leaking air. Wrapped a bit of ptfe around screw but seems a bit of a naff repair.Could i fill the hole with jb weld and then when nearly set make a hole and when hard self tap with screw? Or will that be too hard to tap with the self tapping screw.I know i could probably buy one for 15 quid but would prefer to repair it.
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Tarus Strimmers -What do you think of them?
mikerecike replied to mikerecike's topic in Maintenance help
Cheers Barrie - this one's definitely not a Welsh strimmer - you're thinking of the huskaboyo.Thanks CJ.(super, great). -
Bought one recently (brushcutter professional).Needed to swap carb from a scrap tarus.Fired up.Sounds ok.Anybody have any experience of these.Chinese? Indian? Spares available?
