Rich5ltr

Wow, that's comprehensive advice there, thanks. I bought it 2nd hand and it's probably about 5 or 6 years old. To be honest, I've always struggled with starting. I had the plug out and it was a healthy tan colour. I have a filter on the way so I will explore all those suggestions at the time I fit it.

Hello, I have a Stihl MS211c which is a right bugger to start. This morning it took me about 15 mins to get it going and even then once warm and running the only way to restart it is to have the throttle open so that it revs straight from the off. Furthemore when using it if I release the throttle quickly it just dies so I have to very slowly decrease the revs before I can put the brake on to put it down while it is idling. After about an hour logging today, I finally couldn't get it to restart and so I gave up to come in for a cup of tea! I have cleaned the plug and now ordered a new air filter but I wondered about just fitting a new carb'. So my question is: are all carbs the same or are their Chinese ones and German ones? I don't just want to go on eBay and buy something that's rubbish. It's so disappointing because I have a Stihl leaf blower that starts like a dream! Thoughts?