A good tune regular use and ethanol free fuel. The ones I get from the tip for personal use are all choked up with oil from a bad tune and never getting worked hard to burn all the oil out and old fuel sitting in the tank and evaporating leaving mostly oil behind,or the no fuel in the tank and everything rubber all dried up even the Carby diaphragms....
The most common problems I see as to why one won't run is the Carby diaphragm are shot..Muffles all choked up I just put the Muffle in my fire for an hr or so ,then blow them out and hit them with some paint to stop rusting.. I've got some good running Ryobi's from the tip for next to nothing But I do stay away from the newer looking ones I try find them with walbro carbs a lot less trouble to get going..
Looked after you should get many years out of yours..Cheers
Thanks Chris, what you described in your first paragraph is exactly what my Grass Scorpions are like ie heavy oil residue. You've got an interesting way of dealing with the muffler, won't it be ruined in the fire and if it's got petrol/oil in it isn't that a fire hazard? Good tip about painting the muffler.
