Is it my gas?

[Turdus]

Had a weed eater for years. Was nearly impossible to start. Multiple pumps of the primer bulb, multiple choke settings... would start, run for 10 seconds, then die. This would go on for 5 minutes and the thing would finally run.

After 10 years of dealing with this, I decided to buy a new weed eater. Starts on the first pull. I'm a happy guy. The next week.... same as the previous whacker.

Both machines required the 40:1 oil/gas mix. Am I mixing it wrong? Does it need to be precise? Just wondering why I seem to have so many issues starting a 2 stroke engine. Am I the only one?

[Hackubus]

Don't feel like the lone ranger. I borrowed FOUR chainsaws from my dad back this winter and couldn't start ANY of them. We're talking four trips from my house to his, "ok, Dad...show me how to start this SOB again"

Here boy, just like this...VRRRROOOM.

Me: pull pull pull pull gasp collapse.

All of this bs for ONE friggin' tree limb.

[mathman]

Had a weed eater for years. Was nearly impossible to start. Multiple pumps of the primer bulb, multiple choke settings... would start, run for 10 seconds, then die. This would go on for 5 minutes and the thing would finally run.

After 10 years of dealing with this, I decided to buy a new weed eater. Starts on the first pull. I'm a happy guy. The next week.... same as the previous whacker.

Both machines required the 40:1 oil/gas mix. Am I mixing it wrong? Does it need to be precise? Just wondering why I seem to have so many issues starting a 2 stroke engine. Am I the only one?

2 Cycle engines require a touch and the right amount of priming. For new ones, follow the instructions exactly.

[specialk]

For new ones, follow the instructions exactly.

This. A lot of new equipment floods very easily. Be careful with the primer/throttle.

OR

Take it back and get a Stihl.

[murkat]

For new ones, follow the instructions exactly.

get a Stihl.

All Stihl here at the ranch, and they can be picky too...