Just Ordered A New Weed Whacker

[Mackelroy]

So, basically screw in the high speed screw (the one near the primer bulb) after removing the limiter cap until it gets lean and runs its fastest, then screw it back out to richen the mixture until the rpms slow a little? Thanks for all the help. The limiter cap tool is supposed to be here from Amazon (I got the cheap $7 one) so I'll adjust it tomorrow.

You get it right at the point, the rpm increase with solid run, then you stop , doesnt take alot of movement. Its been so long since I did mine, my memory not perfect.

The vid in the thread, there are better ones that id look for

 

[Silverado12]

First of all thanks everyone for the help with my new Echo. I got the tool from Amazon but I couldn't get it to bite on the limiting plug so I did what the guy did in the video and heated up a drill bit with my lighter (I think it was the next size down from 1/8" in my set). After the bit cooled, the cap pulled straight out exposing the slot in the screw head. I was able to get it to run better by turning the screw out a little further than where it was set from the factory. I'll use it in the next week or so and will post back to let you all know how it's doing.

 

[bigjohn]

I had a Homelite gas weed whacker for the last 15 years. It finally bit it... and I made a bad decision. I paid $150 for a Dewalt whacker that took the same batteries as my screw guns, saws, etc.... So it is a good little machine, but it is nice for very light work and the wife likes it. I live in the country and I have serious weed whacking to do.... So last weekend, I drive in to Lowes and they had a $180 Craftsman on sale for $130.... I snagged it. I used it around the property 3 days ago and there is nothing like 2-stroke power and a full tank of gas... instead of multiple batteries and an anemic electric whacker.

 

[grasscutter]

Echo is good stuff. Don't do what I did last week. Listening to headphones while doing yard work I went to start the edger and I thought I would feel the pop to indicate take it off choke and I ended up flooding the engine and it wouldn't start. I had to remove the plug and let it air out. I found my Echo equipment is relatively easy to flood. Not sure if thats an echo thing or a universal two stroke thing.

Next time try pulling the air filter off and soak up the fuel from the air cleaner. Then pull the rope with the air filter off and the choke off.