So I'm trying to help out a family friend who's husband passed away. He had a Stihl HS-45 hedge trimmer that has been sitting for awhile with no gas in the tank that she wants to use. So I told his wife I would bring it home, put some gas in it, and see if I could get it running for her.
I filled the tank, followed the starting instructions in the manual, and it started right away. So I tried it out on one of my hedges to make sure it was working ok. Everything was working fine, so I shut it down and set it on the floor of my garage.
Well, this morning I tried to start it again, but the throttle seemed stuck or jammed and I couldn't open it enough to engage the throttle lock during the start procedure.
I did get it started without engaging the lock, but the throttle still wouldn't open and it just ran at idle or a little above if I moved the throttle as much as I could.
I removed the black cover around the throttle and didn't see any problems with the throttle lever or cable. Then I tried to move the throttle on the carb with my finger, but it wouldn't move.
I removed the cable from the throttle linkage in case it was obstructing something, but the throttle still wouldn't move.
So then I removed the carb so I could inspect from both sides. I can't see any problems, but something is stopping the throttle valve from opening. It opens a tiny bit, but then I feel some resistance.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Could there be something inside jamming the throttle? The carb is a Zama C1Q.
That's what I get for trying to be helpful, lol. Hopefully I don't have to buy a new carb.
I filled the tank, followed the starting instructions in the manual, and it started right away. So I tried it out on one of my hedges to make sure it was working ok. Everything was working fine, so I shut it down and set it on the floor of my garage.
Well, this morning I tried to start it again, but the throttle seemed stuck or jammed and I couldn't open it enough to engage the throttle lock during the start procedure.
I did get it started without engaging the lock, but the throttle still wouldn't open and it just ran at idle or a little above if I moved the throttle as much as I could.
I removed the black cover around the throttle and didn't see any problems with the throttle lever or cable. Then I tried to move the throttle on the carb with my finger, but it wouldn't move.
I removed the cable from the throttle linkage in case it was obstructing something, but the throttle still wouldn't move.
So then I removed the carb so I could inspect from both sides. I can't see any problems, but something is stopping the throttle valve from opening. It opens a tiny bit, but then I feel some resistance.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Could there be something inside jamming the throttle? The carb is a Zama C1Q.
That's what I get for trying to be helpful, lol. Hopefully I don't have to buy a new carb.
