I noticed it had a metal rattling sound on idle and when you rev it up. I rev all the way up; wide open. After a little while we quit hearing the noise. Cut the blower off when he was done with it. Needed to do a little more work so I picked it up and it cranked right off the bat then all of a sudden, it died. I went to crank it up, but when I tried to pull the rope, it wouldn't move. I then took the housing apart and tried to manually turn it counterclockwise with the flywheel and it wouldn't budge so I took the blower fan wheel off. I tried to manually turn the flywheel and it began to turn. There was some tension but I was able to turn it. I put everything back together and crank it and it cranked right up, and was blowing fine then died. I tried to crank it this morning but as I pulled the rope a couple of times, all of a sudden I couldn't pull the rope anymore. It wouldn't budge. Do you have any idea what this may be? Went to Stihl website and noticed this model is now discontinued. Thanks Again.
Indications are that there is insufficient oil in the mix and the ring has failed and jammed
you may have to pull it right down or simply junk it
if it has been discontinued then parts may also be scarce
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