I ran the hedger today for 30 minutes work and it ran with far less smoke. I reinstalled the air cleaner without oil thinking the dense felt should do a decent job. Hedging isn't a dusty job compared to mowing and brushcutting/snipping etc. I'm pretty happy with the result.

I will replace the plug when I get a chance due to how much carbon was packed inside it. Replacing the fuel line with Tygon?? green coloured fuel line stopped and fuel leak around its entry point into the tank. It had no grommet, just a hole straight into the base of the fuel tank and some old stiff line made a decent fuel leak point.

Thanks for the help in sorting it.

Last edited by aldot; 17/05/13 08:10 AM.