2 CYCLE HARD TO START OR WONT START? THEN GO CHECK THIS RIGHT NOW!

[cpcoark]

You hit this one out of the park. Great Info!

[williamcolon]

Never a bad moment on this channel, grab your popcorn 🍿 and enjoy ☺️!!

[hickorystx]

Nice tip, as usual!! Something to remember...🙂

[HobbyMotorDK]

Fantastic as always - would have taken me hours to find

[helicopterjohns]

Good Information! Thanks for sharing.

[allenbanister]

I have spent 2 days on a Kiam Sherwood H60 hedge trimmer that wouldn't start. Drained some very old fuel (I thought this was the problem); checked filters - clean; checked for a spark - good; took the plug out, cleaned it and it looked fine; stripped the carb. and couldn't find anything wrong/blocked. Running short of ideas, I dropped some fuel into the carb directly, and it fired up. Tried again and it fired up and kept running. Once warm it restarts fine. Searching Youtube for any ideas, I found this and what appears to be the solution. The choke plate in the closed position has a small gap (0.5mm) on the far side from the pivot - as you showed, you can press it down a little to close it fully. I managed to get it to fire from cold (briefly) by holding the choke plate down - the problem being you need 3 or 4 hands to do this.
Along with your video on starting one of these engines using full / part throttle, I think I have a solution - so thank you very much.
I haven't been able to find a replacement choke plate (in the UK) for the Kiam yet, so might have to have a go softening and resetting the the existing one.
Starting the Kiam whilst holding the throttle open could also be a challenge - maybe a clip or a helper!

[nashguy]

I had that problem on a redmax blower one after some investigation I found the choke lever wasn't sealing like that one you had. I put a new air cleaner box on and problem solved. You are the man!!!

[jasonbusch]

I heat them up with a heat gun and rebend the choke plate in less than 5 minutes and they work fine. Don't even have to order parts.

[FSCHW]

Great. Have to check my Poulan leaf blower. Maybe a good place for a flashlight check. Thanks you.

[testlablive]

Something that can easily be overlooked, as always excellent work Mowermedic1.

[JungleBobRepair]

I never thought about checking that!You have so much knowledge.

[rayburnett]

MM1, you j UT St showed me something I did not know. Thank you Alito buddy

[huolujin]

This video saved my line trimmer! Thank you so much!

[TheToOPPlayers]

I wish I could be a mechanic but I get too pissed off and don’t check the small things like this, great job👏🏻

[brianblack]

If I'm down in Texas anytime soon I'll buy you a Shiner! Good tip Mower Medic 1!

[rickthelian]

Leaving it out in the sun may do that one would think....
Good thing to know 😀

[RichsMowersNBlowers]

Agree with Jason Busch...heat it up works every time. Should I start making these type of videos I have all kinds of easy fixes... I flip mowers and the less money in it the better. If it's a repair I'll ask the customer if they want to buy a new one. Good Find.

[michaellee]

I would have the worst headache if I did a test like that. Also, the only air that is supposed to get through when the choke is engaged, is through that tiny hole in the flapper.

[jaimepadilla]

What if you try to use a heat gun to shape it back to place. 🤔 and of course not while it's installed 😅

[joeortiz]

Hello sir, question we have 2 new generators in the box never been started os it important to start and run them so the magnetic field won't get lost?