Shop Products
Houzz Logo Print
tehammel

Stihl FS55 dies when edging

thammel
9 years ago

I have a 10 yr old Stihl Fs55. I recently replaced the black fuel line with the newer green line - the old one was leaking. Also replaced the carb since I was unable to get it to idle low and since the replacement carb was not too expensive. After the repairs, there were no leaks and it started easily and runs well and idles low. However today when edging and tilting the unit on its side, it kept dieing. I'd easily restart it but this kept happening. Felt like fuel starvation. Any suggestions as to what to look for? New fuel line....could this be the problem? Or the carb? This never happened with the old carb or old line.

Thanks!
Tom

Comments (4)