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Could be just your carb regulator spring has stretched. I'd play with that first.
Ive used Stihl clone carbs, they work but they run a bit rough.
Thanks HB,
will take a look.
Ted
I had similar issues with my Stihl blower
The repair shop traced it to my fuel mix , they cleaned the carb and gave me a complimentary bottle of fuel additive .
In this case '' fuel fit " by Briggs and Stratton and it seems to be working .
No starting problems or erratic running .
The original carb in the machine which is four years old .
Does the governor arm move freely? Fuel flows freely from the pipe into the carb? Sounds like the carb has had a good clean.......... I'd be tempted to give a cheap pattern one a go, I've had a lot of success with Stihl ones.
Did you use new gaskets and make sure the mating surfaces are clean and flat?
I did when I did it, don't know if the workshop who clened it did but hope so.
My local machine shop doesn't bother cleaning carbs anymore - they figured its easier (and cheaper for the customer) to put an aftermarket one on...
Have had a couple of aftermarket Honda ones without issues, bought a non Stihil, Stihl one on Ebay which was OK but not perfect a year later (needs choke on for a while to get up to speed on first start but OK after) but I seem to remember it was only about £18, so I'll just put another one on!
Biggest issue with any carb is the ethanol in the fuel attracting water which corrodes the carbs inside.