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Hi i have a echo weed eater. It starts with only a couple of pulls and the runs great and sounds great. when i have the head up in the air it spins rather quickly but when i hit grass the head starts to stop and the weedeater continues to run wide open. what causes this?
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over flooded ( crank case full of fuel)
Take the plug out and let it sit for a long time , then pull the cord for a while
dry off the plug
, full throttle , no choke , remove air filter
replace the plug and try starting it
Put on a pair of safety glasses. Remove the fuel cap from the Weed Eater and set it aside. Fill the fuel tank with unleaded gasoline that has been mixed with quality 2-stroke oil in a 40:1 ratio. Replace the fuel cap.
Move the Weed Eater to a safe place and lay it flat on the ground. Depress the fuel bulb located beneath the carburetor approximately six times to prime the engine. Press it slowly so that fuel has adequate time to traverse the fuel line.
Slide the handlebar-mounted engine "On/Stop" switch to the "On" position. Slide the choke lever beneath the fuel tank to the "Full" position.
Depress the "Throttle Lock" lever located beside the engine "On/Stop" switch. Keeping the lever depressed, squeeze the throttle trigger. Release the throttle lock. This sequence holds the trigger in the depressed position, which aids in starting the Weed Eater.
Roll the Weed Eater so that it is resting on the engine and the trimmer head shield only. This will allow the spinning trimmer head to avoid contact with the ground. Brace the Weed Eater by holding it to the ground with one hand. Using your other hand, pull the starter rope quickly until the engine begins to run. Do not pull the rope more than a dozen times. If it fails to start by then, squeeze the throttle trigger and continue to pull until the engine starts.
Allow the Weed Eater to warm up for about 15 seconds, then slide the choke lever to the "Off" position. Let the trimmer run for another minute without touching the throttle lever. After the Weed Eater has warmed up, squeeze the throttle trigger once to disengage the throttle lock. The trimmer is now operational.
one of two things has happened. 1 the trimmer head has melted where it gets driven by the shaft and needs to be replaced or 2 you have a fault in the drive line
When using the weedeater you cant let the line get too shore otherwise it goes back inside the head, you will now have to pull the bump head apart and reload the snipper cord...
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