Stihl FS46C Trimmer Easy2Start Parts Help Please

Darryl G

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Hi. I recently acquired a non-running Stihl FS46C trimmer from one of my lawn care customers. I have no use for it but my son recently moved into a hillside cottage that has steep slopes and he said he could use it as all they have there now is a corded electric trimmer. So I dropped it and the Honda Harmony II mower that I was also gifted to me with a friend who recently retired from an equipment rental and sales (Husqvarna) shop. He did the carb work and got it running but discovered that the spring for the easy start was broken and asked me to get one for him to install. There were two different easy start versions used on these units and mine is the one that's held together with a bolt/screw, not a clip. I was amazed to find out from a Stihl dealer that the spring comes as a cup and spring assembly and the cost is $37. The dealer says that they have a complete assembly listed for the other style easy start style but not mine. The dealer didn't know if they were compatible.

I checked online and I see the housing and easy start assembly can be purchased pretty cheap, but they all appear to be the other version of the easy start. I don't really even need an easy start - my son is a big strong 23 year old but I'm guessing that converting to a standard start pull start would require several new parts to retrofit it. So the question is what are my options that won't cost me a lot? Can I use the other style easy start assembly on my machine? Or can anyone provide a part number for my assembly or the cup and spring and a USA source? I'm already in about $60 between my mechanic's cost, a length of pull cord and some .080 trimmer line for it so I'm pretty much committed to finishing the repairs on it.

Thanks in advance.
 

bertsmobile1

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AFAIK you can retro fit the FS 45 pull start pulley.
It is a bread butter job for me tossing these idiot ideas in the dunny and replaceing them with strait pull starts.
Good idea if you are very old or infirmed but they need a decal ( because no one reads the instruction book ) that says PULL VERY SLOWLY on the cover.
 

Darryl G

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AFAIK you can retro fit the FS 45 pull start pulley.
It is a bread butter job for me tossing these idiot ideas in the dunny and replaceing them with strait pull starts.
Good idea if you are very old or infirmed but they need a decal ( because no one reads the instruction book ) that says PULL VERY SLOWLY on the cover.
So I just need the housing and starter assembly for a FS46 and nothing else you think?
 

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I have never tried converting one back to the standard starter, but it looks like you would also need the old style starter cup. The fs38, fs45, fs46, fs55 are pretty much the same engine btw.
4140 195 0601 Starter cup
 

bertsmobile1

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Honestly I do not do enough of any one model to remember .
Suppose I should keep a better repair diary but when it is in my hands usually the brain kicks into gear.
Most are direct replacements as the std pulley is a lot longer.
Some times there is more to it.
The worst part it is an operator error because the beefy boofheads can not get it thrpough theri heads that pulling the cord like you want to rip it out is not the way to start the trimmer.
 
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