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My homelite gas trimmer wont stay running seems to want to choke itself out,it will stay running off and on if you keep messing with the choke knob wont idle unless i set the adjustment screw high

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Sounds like the carburetor needs a cleaning and rebuild. Make sure that you replace the diaphrams also while there.

I hope this is helpful for you.

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