Petrol engine starting

I seem to end up with other people's cast offs. Equipment, too good to throw away, too expensive to have repaired. In my collection of these cast offs, I have a rotovator (Briggs and Stratton), Strimmer(s), one Ryobi the other BS, a McCullock chain saw, mower BS and a ride on mower (Without the mower bit) again BS. The mower is OK as it is electric start and its the alternator that won't charge sufficient to maintain the battery for the whole summer and winter as I just use the tractor bit for hauling wood in winter and garden water in the summer.

The other reluctant starters I get going with a whif of butane gas from a gas torch. Its a bit like using EasyStart, but it doesn't wash the cylinder walls. Just give a squirt of gas up the carb filter and away they go. Once started, they usually re-start without effort, its just the cold start that's a bit difficult.

If you have the instructions then read the starting method, if not, for instance the Ryobi strimmer it needs 10 pushes on the priming bulb. Mine will only start if I do this. I recommend that you make sure you prime well.

Clive

Hi Clive, I normally get these things once they are worn out, pump diaphragms perished etc etc. The spares are generally more expensive than the thing is worth, so as a last ditch effort, a squirt of gas is the 'CureAll'

BobH Ps Caught about 40 hornets down by the hives of which 5 were Asian hornets.

My Daughter and Son in Law wanted a petrol lanmower so I collected one free off of our local Freecycle that ran but very rough and rich, the engine was a B & S with a plastic Carburetor, new one cost me £19 and fitted it, the engine ran for 18 months until the mower body collapsed with rust so I now have a good running engine with no mower waiting for a new owner.

Martin P

Speedy Builders, Today I took 3 swarms and had to leave a big one as it was too high up a plum tree, about 30 foot or so. I am 80 and it was a little too far for me at my age, I have ladders but cannot lift the sections to the height.

The others were easy and low, 2 in one tree.

Clive