JimRB
Veteran Member
I have a Stihl hedge trimmer that was doing the same thing. I think I had already done the fuel lines. A carb kit with a new diaphragm fixed it like Locoweed said. You could see/feel how dried out and stiff the old diaphragm was when you had a new supple one side by side. Hard to pull can partly be because you have no explosions to help with the pulling. 4 Stihls that all start in 3-4 pulls when they have good diaphragms. Same for the Echo and Huskavarna.
On another note my Mom commented that her 2 cycle Toro was hard to start. I decarboned the muffler and noticed her easy start port was clogged up. I cleaned that up and now she says it is ok. Mom is 84. I don't know how she can pull fast enough to get that mower started.
On another note my Mom commented that her 2 cycle Toro was hard to start. I decarboned the muffler and noticed her easy start port was clogged up. I cleaned that up and now she says it is ok. Mom is 84. I don't know how she can pull fast enough to get that mower started.