Shindawa t230 losing power

[jannan]

I am losing power on a t230 trimmer, suspect the spark arrestor(where the hell is it) on all my other trimmers its just a little screen, can't find this one. Thanks

[Keith]

It is at the muffler outlet. It is held in by a tiny philips head. If that does not solve the problem, remove the muffler and clean the exhaust port. A popsicle stick works nicely.

[Edited by Keith on 09-24-2000 at 12:06 AM]

[jannan]

Thanks Keith< I saw the Phillps screw but didn't see anything I recognized as an arrestor, I'll give it a try.

[Eric ELM]

If the exhaust port is just a little closed off, it will loose power and not rev up properly.

[pete]

yeah it is the spark arrestor, i had the same problem. On mine it was a little rectangluer cube that was in the muffler held on by the phillips head

[Eric ELM]

Originally posted by jannan
I am losing power on a t230 trimmer, suspect the spark arrestor(where the hell is it) on all my other trimmers its just a little screen, can't find this one. Thanks
If you can't find it, maybe it's in the same spot mine was when I bought our Shidaiwa trimmers. In the repair kit bag. :) At least it don't plug up in the bag. If you can't find it in the muffler, pull off the muffler and I would guess that the exhaust port is closing up with carbon. It's the second most likely thing to cause loss of power.

[bob]

When you finally take the spark arrester screen off, just leave it off! Sure, you could clean it and re-install it, but sooner or later it will clog again.

[CommercialCuts]

Good advice bob, had the same problems with my shinnies. Took out the arrestors no problems since. The arestors are for california use only I think. So get rid of them!!!!

[Cutter1]

I agree. First thing I do to my t270's is take ou the screen, don't need it and they run stronger. Also the carbon builds up in the exaust pipe. I just jam a screwdriver in the hole and scrap it around. Or if you want take it off and clean it real good.