it is. "If ya wanna sell your schtuff in the US of A, ya gotta make it
non-adjustable. (yer friendly EPA)
fmiser via Mercedes wrote on 3/11/19 3:58 PM:
Dan wrote:
I haven't decided if it’s a ploy to sell more stuff or just a way
for a manufacturer to be a d*ck.
I suspect it's the EPA.
> Dan wrote:
> I haven't decided if it’s a ploy to sell more stuff or just a way
> for a manufacturer to be a d*ck.
I suspect it's the EPA.
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That’s your EPA at work. Set at the factory to keep the mixture adjusted for
eternity, or the life of the device, to minimize emissions. Only certified
mixture adjustment personnel with the special tools can protect us!
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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Meade Dillon via
This carb had plastic things that limited the amount of adjustment to about
1/4 of a turn or so, with no way to remove the screws entirely. Dremel
tool made pretty short work of the locking portion. The bottom plastic /
rubber portion is actually the seal, so I couldn't remove it entirely. One
Last year I bought a set of special screwdrivers that adjust the weird carb
screws. It made the horrible cheap chainsaw at camp slightly less horrible. The
only way to really fix that thing is to take it to the dump but at least nobody
will steal it.
Curt
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Mine was much the same way, however, I couldn’t wait to mess with it so I
bought an exact (new) replacement as they were still being sold. I figured that
gave me a parts donor if I need one. I bought the original one in 1996, so I
can’t complain that I haven’t gotten my money’s worth out of it.
Unfortunately not for this old weed wacker, circa 2000. I would have taken
that route last summer but all I could find was a rebuild kit, no
replacement for the carb was available.
This unit has been pretty much trouble free, last summer was the first
major trouble during nearly 20 years of use.
None of my 1/5 scale RC 2-stroke gas RC car engines have carbs with tamper
proof screws, just slotted type screws. Of course, the carbs cost half the
price of a cheap weed whacker. As long as I run it dry or clamp the fuel line
shut after a run, they start right up the next time out.
Kevin in
I had a weed wacker that got surly as far as starting and running decently. I
knew there was nothing wrong with it other than wear and tear, so I ordered a
set of the “PacMan” tools to adjust the carb. With those I was able to get
things set quite well, and it continues to serve me several
You can buy those carbs for cheap, hardly worth fooling with them. Just replace
it. I discovered that on another device a coupla years ago.
A coupla weeks back my leaf blower would not turn when I pulled the starter
cord. It’s a Stihl, they said if I used their synthetic oil in the fuel mix it
waytago!
Did you encounter the "tamper-proof" screw heads? I found some what to
get them out, then cut slots in each head so they could be turned.
Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 3/10/19 8:58 PM:
Last summer I rebuilt the carburator on my weed whacker, a 31cc two stroke
engine. It ran
Last summer I rebuilt the carburator on my weed whacker, a 31cc two stroke
engine. It ran great a couple times, then it didn't. It would start and idle,
but then die as soon as I opened the throttle.
Took the carb apart and cleaned out the passages again, no change.
I decided to break the EPA
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