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Old 06-12-2022, 05:43 PM
EternalArianne EternalArianne is offline
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Originally Posted by Billy-O View Post
Sounds like vapor lock. Carburetor gets hot when shut down because there is no fuel and air flow to cool off. Try idling a moment before hitting kill. Of that doesn't work, consider richen the mixture a little to run cooler.
I'll try the idle trick. This trimmer calls for 40:1 ratio, which is what I've been using in it (the premix canned stuff).
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