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06-30-11, 08:54 AM

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help starting gas trimmer

my ryobi gas trimmer will not start I replaced the spark plug but that did not help. What should i do?

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06-30-11, 09:36 AM

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Does it have fuel (does it take a gas/oil mixture)?

When was the last time the trimmer ran and why did you replace the spark plug?

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