Your problem won't likely be fixed simply by twiddling the screws, assuming the machine ran

previously, but you can try. If this is a very new trimmer (last 5 years or so), there may well
not be any Hi and Lo mixture screws. The EPA has mandated them away, so now we must
live with more or less fixed mixtures on small 2 stroke engines. Recently made engines have
only an idle speed stop screw, and we can only fix mixture issues by cleaning and rebuilding
the carb.

Assuming your engine is old enough to have the Hi and Lo needles, the Hi one will be further
from the engine, and the Lo will be closest to the engine. Most any Walbro carb'ed engine
will start and run (very richly, tho) with both screws between 1.5 and 2 turns out from gently
closed. Once she fires, she should run with the choke open, tho the engine will be down on
power and smoke alot. Time to start tuning.

First, hold the throttle wide open, and slowly close the Hi needle (further from the engine).
The engine will smoothe out and speed up. Note where the engine begins to sound smooth,
and continue closing the needle (called leaning) until the engine begins to stumble and get
rough again. Note this position, and then set the Hi needle to a little to the rich side of the
middle of the 2 points you noted..... Hope that's clear...

Now, go to idle. Let the engine idle a little bit (30 seconds or so). Open the throttle and see
how it performs. Probably it'll stumble, sputter, smoke and maybe quit. If so, lean the Lo
needle a bit (closest to the engine) and try again. If it simply quits immediately, it's idle is
lean and you'd need to open the Lo needle slightly. Repeat this until the engine accelerates
from an idle cleanly to full throttle.

Because the idle jet has some effect on the main jet, after you get the idle working right, just
revisit the Hi needle as described above to fine tune it. You want it set a bit towards the rich
side of the 2 stumble points for best performance and engine life.

More than likely, though, your carb has either got varnished gasoline in it (most likely if
you're just trying to get it going after a season in the shed unused), or the diaphragms are
tired, and you should install a rebuild kit.

If you need help rebuilding the carb, post back, we can help!

Good luck,