OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Edgers Two Stroke Edgers Gear start tilta-cut has me stumped!

Another day, another gear start edger... this one has me a bit miffed though!

Just when i thought i was getting the hang of these repairs, i get a spanner thrown in the works!

What i have is a gear start tiltacut. Initially i have recognized an induction air leak (the mower did not respond to throttle action, would over rev and cut out in 20 or so secs from overheating).

I thought it was the carby but for good measure i decided to check the top seal (which was fine). After replacing the carby i have throttle response and a good rev range (just like in my other one which is flawless).

Now here is the part that miffs me, i run the edger at start/full speed and it will run, though when i begin using it to edge the kerbs, the edger seems to cut out, at which point i must pull on the starer 2/3 times to restart the mower! The mower is not running out of petrol as there isnt that typical short over rev cycles before it cuts out, its just that it seems to stop for no apparent reason. Sometimes i can hear the edger struggling so i correct the edger so it tries to correct its revs but no luck, it just dies out.

Would anyone have any idea what might be going on here?

I have the same issue on mine when I do my gutters, it is leaning at a pretty horrendous angle though,. I have never investigated it though.

How much angle.


How do you do your gutters??? Pehraps a picture???

Mine just does its thing and makes sparks and stuff.


If yours is cutting out it could only be spark or mixture. One would think a rich mixture because as you said its not revving up. So you are tipping it away from the primer face then???


Bob.

could be rich,it would explain why it puffs a bit when it restarts.

In any case it has stopped stopping so it seems fine!

I guess i should stop being lazy and actually change the cutting height when doing the kerb as having the edger on a 30 degree angle is not too smart :P

I have also expressed my grief with the engineering oversight of placing the fuel filter in the reservoir on the opposite side of the tilt so that if youre running low on fuel and you 'tilt to cut' you essentially starve your mower.

thanks for the help anyways fellas!