re: Weedeater issue eta Update: clogged muffler

I've never had fueling issues in small engines using this method.

If it has a diaphragm type carb, it gets ethanol free fuel. My trimmers, chainsaws, waverunner, etc.

My 2 cycle boats get regular fuel mixed with cheap ole Walmart Supertech TCW-3. I've pulled them down and still have cross hatching on cylinder walls with very little combustion chamber deposits, even when mixing in extra...I run 40:1 instead of 50:1

Air cooled engines get an air cooled 2 cycle oil such as a JASO rated FB, FC, FD. High revving 2 cycles such as dirt bikes and waverunner get Klotz castor/synthetic blend Super Techniplate.

The trick is to keep your stock rotated and try not to let it sit more than 3 months.

Save your money on "boutique fuels." They aren't necessary in my experience.

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Save your money on "boutique fuels." They aren't necessary in my experience.

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Your experience is based on burning enough fuel that you never see it sit. Most people just don’t own enough small engine stuff to go through gallons a month. They are the target market for boutique fuels, and for them trufuel and the like are worth every penny for the convenience. I have one weed eater that takes 50:1 that I run maybe 20 mins a week. Rather than having find a gas station that sells e free, dispose of the old gas, mix oil etc for one piece of equipment, I pay 10 bucks for a can that will last two years on the shelf and doesn’t even require draining to winterize. They could charge twice what they do and I’d probably still buy it because my time is worth it to me.

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I'd consider a battery powered or electric unit.

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The battery powered systems really shine when you have multiple implements that all run on the same batteries. I wouldn't necessarily be opposed, it's just not what I need. I run a mower and a weedeater and that's it, and a lot of people are in the same boat. Keep a big can of trufuel 4-cycle and a little can of the 50:1 mix. Now the second spring with the same containers and the machines sat both winters full of fuel, cranked right up in march. You just cant beat that for the niche it serves.

What kind of weedeater is it? I had the same issue on my Stihl with it bogging down. My spark arrester was full of carbon. Pulled it off and burned the carbon off the first time, then just removed it altogether after it did it again. Has been running like a scalded arse ape since....Cheap and very easy fix.

ETA: didn't see the last post...Glad you got it cleared up.