Recent content by abarone300

  1. A

    Fuel starvation

    It's ok fish, I think I have the manual in a box somewhere, the machine is only a couple of years old Thanks.
  2. A

    Fuel starvation

    Thanks kbowley, I had it all wrong then:"H" for high speed and "L" for low speed! Is this how all mixture screw work on all carburators; even car's? As far as I know the regulating screws are not damaged, I was veri careful not to overtight them and. And I can only turn the screws 3/4 of a full...
  3. A

    Fuel starvation

    OK, I started making the adjustment. Before I realized that the screws can only be turned 3/4 of a full turn, and I ended up over adjusting them! My "tad" wasn't quite your "tad". Now I can't even start the thing now; because Fuel and Air are way out of adjustment (I suppose they need to be in...
  4. A

    Fuel starvation

    Good morning Fish, thank you for your answer. I've followed Startech's advise and ordered a seal kit (includes a new diaphragm). You think enriching the fuel mixture will resolve the issue, I really need to use the cutter to cut my grass now, can't wait for the kit to arrive and don't feel like...
  5. A

    Fuel starvation

    My FS 120 R after having been stored for the winter, this time (in the past when this happened, I would struggle with it, but finally it would start, not this time) it would not start! Found out; that the muffler was clogged (some bees had gotten inside via the opening) After installing a new...
  6. A

    After having kept the machine in storage for a few months, it won't start

    Well, in my case I'm pretty sure the bees caused my problem, I will know for sure once I install the new muffler...
  7. A

    After having kept the machine in storage for a few months, it won't start

    Thanks Boomer. Hope there was no harm done, I will not use it untill I get the muffler in (should be here by the middle of nextweek), the one I order previous to this one (from Amazon) it turn out it's coming from China , at the end the month (May!) Amazon forgot to mention that bit of...
  8. A

    After having kept the machine in storage for a few months, it won't start

    Thanks Boomer49, that was the very first thing I checked back when I discovered I had a starting problem: Tested the fuel lines, and all checked fine. Like I said in the earlier post, the problem has been resolved; in fact I used the cutter for about a half hour, wearing ear muffs of course...
Top