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Just to follow up, a new carb fixed the issue. I replaced the fuel filter, fuel line, air filter, and others while I was in there.

Thanks for the info guys! I should add that the teaspoon of fuel into the cylinder was done on a different day than when I tried to start it, and left the spark plug out of the head overnight so it shouldn't have been flooded the 2nd time. I've got a new carb on the way, so hopefully thats the...

I have an FS45 that is about 10yrs old and haven't had any issues with it until this spring. This spring I added new gas mix (fresh gas and new Stihl mix per directions) and it ran fine the first use. The last (2nd) time I went to run it, whenever I gave it a lot of throttle (past 3/4) it...