weedeater featherlite fl20 wont idle, cuts off under load

Hello i have an fl20 featherlite weedeater it has ran great for about 5 yrs and now it will not run, when cranked it immediately dies, and if it does run a few seconds it dies under load, when i move the choke lever to choke and back to run it revs up high and dies again, could anyone help me troubleshoot this problem? i have taken the muffler off to check spark arrestor clogging and also sprayed carb cleaner in the mouth of the carb while running thanks The carb needs cleaning. Might want to check the fuel lines too. Hi could you tell me how you go about cleaning a carb this small, i dont even see any jets, just the mouth of the carb with the butterfly that opens and closes thanks You have to take it off and apart. Make note of how it all comes apart so you can put it back together properly. A digital camera might help. cheese thanks, i was able to find a youtube video and took the carb apart and cleaned, i was very careful with everything, everything went back together nicely and now the machine wont start, any suggestions as to what i have done? thanks for your time Double check the gaskets and diaphragms and make sure they aren't backwards, upside down, or in the wrong order. Not sure what it was, put in fresh gas, pulled a few more times, now running like new after the carb clean, idles great thanks so much

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