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Originally Posted by Porsche virgin
I started my weed-wacker up this weekend for the first time in months (possibly since last year). It runs fine at idle, but when I get to wide open throttle, it dies. What could be the cause? Too rich, too lean? I know very little about fixing these things.
It runs on a gas/oil mix, and I mixed up the fuel in the tank in case the oil settled over time.
Thanks in advance.
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If you haven't gotten it running right yet, I'd say you probably don't need to remove or clean the carburetor. I would dump out the old fuel and put in a fresh mix of fuel.
Then, if you just turn the adjustment screws (probably two of them, one for idle, one for high-speed) counterclockwise about 1 turn, then try to run it for a bit. Readjust the screws back to their original position, and see how it runs. All you're doing by adjusting the screws is allowing any debris to clear through the jets.