Ryobi petrol strimmer

joinaman

Hi there
Wondering if anyone can help me with a problem with my Ryobi petrol strimmer
The machine fires up without any problem, but when I try to rev up it keeps dying and cutting out
The machine is less than 1 year old, but cannot find any receipt for it, so cannot use the warranty for repair
Have also got a second machine, about 2 years old that has the same problem
Would welcome any advise as to how to repair this, as I also use it for hedge cutting
Seems the quality of Ryobi is going down the pan :mad:


Thanks

Lorian

Sounds like its running too lean, there should be an adjuster to make it a little richer.

joinaman

thanks for that, will give it a try, but not sure if it is that
It ticks over on start-up, but as soon as you squeeze the throttle it dies straight away

lardlikesdogs

Do you let it warm up ? let it tick over for 30 seconds or so and then press the trigger slowly until it is running at full pelt.
Also might be worth checking the air filter , I stripped my lawnmower down checking everthing before I found out it was the dirty air filter.
I simple check is to try it without the air filter on then you will know if thats the problem .
Then move on to fresh fuel and make sure you are mixing it right check the manual mine is 50:1

SuperAllyB

+1 to checking the fuel mix. Might not be the case here but I used to have a lot of problems with my strimmer because I just used same mix for all tools, but the small engines in strimmers are notoriously sensitive.

Norman_Castle

Could be dirt in the fuel lines, filter or carb. As its the same on two machines it could be from your fuel can.