Stihl fs36 not starting

[bertsmobile1]

Well you fix the fuel lines by replacing them with longer ones to get a better run.
Chokes can be swapped over
If you have a choke on the air filter housing then remove the choke for the carburettor and plug the 2 holes the shaft goes through with some metal filler .
If the old carb has a butterfly choke then swap them over , it is just 1 screw & a circlip .

 

[Fish]

Here is a pic of the carb.

 

[TBes]

Thanks for your help, the carb is fitted and the strimmer works great. After meddling around with the different chokes, tuning and fuel leaking issues, the only problem I can't seem to fix is the fact that it won't idle, I've had a local workshop look at that and they reckoned they fixed it but it still dies, they did it for free so I don't mind. Do you have any solutions for this? I gather this is mostly the mixture screws problem but I'm not sure what to do with them.

 

[Keith E Cantrell]

I knew Stihl was one of the top suggested brands. My dad had a Stihl curved shaft trimmer which he brought for approximately $200 and now it has been working well for over 18 years. I just like to borrow similar STIHL equipment, and I am also impressed with how much better it works than the Ryobi that I'm using for almost 11 years. Normally, I trim weeds 2-4 times a year at most and the weeds I cut are commonly thicker. I want something BIFL, but it should be under $200 and with a lifetime of 30-40 years. Any suggestions are invited.

 

[bertsmobile1]

What your dad actually paid for the Stihl 20 years ago was 20 hours of his labour, not $ 200
SO to get an equivalent quality trimer today you will need to spend 20 hours of your labour at todays rate which will be a lot closer to $ 400