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| Thread ID: 104747 | 2009-11-06 23:44:00 | Weedeaters | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 827849 | 2009-11-06 23:44:00 | I recently purchased a Morrison weedeater. It works very well but I have two questions: Is it true that the 2 stroke fuel should not be kept for more than two weeks to prevent the carb from becoming fouled? If it cannot be stored for a long time, what to do with the unused fuel (petrol + oil mix)? To lengthen the nylon cord cutters, instructions say that the weedeater head should be thumped on a hard surface while it is spinning. This works sometimes, not always, so is there some sort of trick to this procedure? It is a pain to take the head apart to lengthen the cords. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 827850 | 2009-11-07 00:17:00 | With regards to the second query, it just takes practise. It sometimes takes me three or so goes, yet my missus can generally do it all the time. | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 827851 | 2009-11-07 00:30:00 | Or buy a Lil Juey. Do a search of PF1 for a previous thread, and look at their website. I keep my fuel mix for months. I use only Stihl oil at the recommended mix. Never had a problem with chainsaw, blower and weed eater. All Stihl. |
Richard (739) | ||
| 827852 | 2009-11-07 00:37:00 | Or buy a Lil Juey. Do a search of PF1 for a previous thread, and look at their website. I keep my fuel mix for months. I use only Stihl oil at the recommended mix. Never had a problem with chainsaw, blower and weed eater. All Stihl. For reference, here it is: http://www.littljuey.com/ If I get fed up with the standard head I will get one, but the only stockists are listed in Tauranga-Mt Manganui. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 827853 | 2009-11-07 00:53:00 | Steve, I'm sure they will supply you from Tauranga. I will definitely be getting one for my new weedeater when the Whangarei summer show starts. They really are the best thing I have ever bought at a show. | Richard (739) | ||
| 827854 | 2009-11-07 01:23:00 | I keep 2 stroke mixture for months at a time even up to a year and have never had a problem, only thing we used to do with out 2 stroke outboards in the UK was run them without the tank connected until empty for storage over winter but the fuel in the cans we just stored until needed | gary67 (56) | ||
| 827855 | 2009-11-07 02:28:00 | Yeah I just make sure I give the 2 stroke mix a big shake before I use it. I'm not sure if the oil and fuel seperates over time, I've just had carbs clogged from dirty 2 stroke fuel before | TickTech (15391) | ||
| 827856 | 2009-11-07 03:29:00 | Yeah I just make sure I give the 2 stroke mix a big shake before I use it. I'm not sure if the oil and fuel seperates over time, I've just had carbs clogged from dirty 2 stroke fuel before Almost as bad as CISS ink in my printer! If you're looking to create a blockage, the CISS stuff will do it! (sorry, off topic, but I'm still upset at how poor the CISS stuff turned out to be) |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 827857 | 2009-11-07 03:33:00 | Yeah I just make sure I give the 2 stroke mix a big shake before I use it. I'm not sure if the oil and fuel seperates over time, I've just had carbs clogged from dirty 2 stroke fuel before Thanks everyone for the comments. The nylon cord would not pull out at all so I took the head apart and found this: See attached jpeg below. With the overlapping nylon cord, there is no way it could be released. It took me awhile with a screwdriver to pry the cord apart. I cannot see that it would ever be totally free so no wonder "Lil Juey" was invented. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 827858 | 2009-11-07 04:06:00 | You can get Lil juey from Bunnings or Mitre Ten ,I have one on a GMC from Bunnings found the lengths of line that comes with it bog's it down,have found that Husqvarna Whisper X line ($9.90 last year) is the go as it is notched and has stainless on the inside of line and has a longlife | Lawrence (2987) | ||
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