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1974 After my military service I came home and got a job at a landscape company. Pushing a two stroke Jacobsen. Exhaust ports were the first thing we suspected and cleared for power loss. Keep your great, helpful videos coming. Gotta go it's beer thirty.
Stihl chain saws have the same problem! My MS211 has been into the shop twice for this. After the second incident, I pressed the dealer for an answer. He paused, then reached for a needle-nose pliers, and pulled the spark-arrestor screen out. When I got home, it took me two Sols to calm down! I regret not knowing about your site sooner. You have provided the answers for two other problems with my equipment, so “Thanks” to you. Looking forward to all of your videos.....All the best.
Dude...you are THE MAN! I just called my dealer about my blower that is 8 months old and was told 3-4 weeks before they can look at it. What great warranty service. Your video just revived my blower in 5 minutes!!
Had the same issue with my Stihl blower (BR430), spark screen & air filter were clean. Turned out to be moisture clogging the super fine fuel filter in the tank. Blew it out, changed fuel, now runs like it always did. I've never seen a fuel filter with such a super fine mesh on it before! Saved $100+ by not taking it to the dealer! Subscribed! Thanks!
Had the carb apart twice thinking I missed something. Idles fine, won't rev up. I run into this video and Bam! PROBLEM SOLVED! I would have never ever in a million years figured that out. Absolute sanity saver.
THANK YOU! I watched your video and then went out and fixed my backpack blower. This is exactly why it stopped running. You don’t just save us money, but you save us so much time, the thing we all have a limited amount of... Now, I have a really good local repair guy, but it takes forever to get stuff back from him. My job does not allow me free time to take stuff into the shop and get it before he opens/closes. So it’s much easier to fix things myself, and I can do so with wonderful videos like yours. I sincerely can’t thank you enough! Fan for life!! You deserve a Chimay Blue! Bravo!
Ya saved the day . Had a tool that wouldn't run at full speed . The local 'experts' messed with all sorts of things, trying to figure it out . You nailed it in one video . Thanks
Wife wanted to use the blower and when I fired it up it didn't want to rev up and sounded just like the one in the video. Searched on Google and stumbled upon this video. Did the approved method by burning it off and we are back up and running. Thank you. Clicked like and subscribe.
Hey Steve! This video was so spot on to the trouble I was experiencing with my Stihl back pack blower. I didn't have a torch but used my side burner on my grill and worked like a charm. Blower runs like new! Love your set BTW. You've earned my loyalty and I'll refer you as well. Cheers!
Steve, thank you so much. Every time I don’t know what’s wrong with my stuff I turn to your videos. My blower ran terrible and I checked the piston and carburetor and nothing was wrong. And then I watched this video and it was done in 2 minutes. Thanks so much. I will tell everyone I know about this video!
Great video Steve. I owe you a beer and Grolsch is great. Watched the video, bang on. Took less then 5 minutes to have the blower back up to full speed again. I was able to access the spark arrester with a socket without taking anything else off. No need to drag the drill out of the bag. Already referred you to my son and will refer more as it comes up. Saved me a lot of time and $$. Thank you.
Checked the spark arrestor and completely plugged up as you said. 2minutes with my propane torch and good as new! Back to the leaf roundup today. thanks big time!!!
I had bought a new spark plug, tuned the carb as instructed and still ran like crap. Almost bought a new Carb or was thinking my piston rings had gone bad. Then I came across this video. What a life saver. Took my little propane torch as you instructed and burned off the carbon, and Wa La, she runs perfect. Thank you so much.
Sitting next to a pile of leaves and your video swoops in to save the day, watching the carbon burn off to a silver color was so cool. Leaf blower is working good now, thank you for doing this! Subscribed!
Thanks again Steve. I have a Stihl MS 340 back pack blower. Almost new! It worked great for half the season then it started bogging down. I started messing around with filters and the carb, Stihl the same. I said to myself, "What would Steve do?" Watched the video, put the torch to the spark arrester and "Voila" it worked 100%. I wonder if Small engine shops will hate!!!
Steve, Thanks a whole lot for your video! I have a Stihl BG-86 that started running about 1/2 power. I found you video, removed the whole thing, cooked the screen on my gas stove until it was red hot and it worked like a charm! Now I have full power again!
Can’t tell you how much I appreciate this video Steve!!! I replace the spark plug, fuel filter, air cleaner and still had exact same problem. Never would’ve thought the spark arrestor
I wish we would have had these videos when I was a young man. I have fixed countless 2 cycle motors by just cleaning or removing the spark arrestor when the symptom is the same as the one in the video. But, it took me YEARS to figure this out and early on paid to have my weedwacker "fixed" due to this very symptom by a mechanic who would not tell me what the fix was. I am now an old guy (67) with a lot of real world small engine repair experience. Just about all of my knowledge in regards to small engines have come from trial and error and reading. These videos today would have been SO helpful but I guess there is something to be said for learning by experience. This ethanol gas has to have really helped out the bottom line of many shops. It is one of the biggest boondoggles our government has come up with. Only the farmers are smiling.
I just rebuilt the carb on my Stihl string trimmer after watching your video. The thing still ran terrible. I pulled out the spark arrestor and it was completely blocked. Torched it. Tapped it. Reinstalled it and the trimmer works awesome. Should have started there but the diaphragm was a little bit crackly so it's a one two punch for the win. Thank you very much for your time.
Thanks for this video! Having a grad party at our house this week, will need the leaf blower a lot and don't have time to take it to someone to get it fixed. I tried cleaning the spark arrestor and it that solved the problem. Thanks again! Great video and enjoyed the Grolsch beer comments too!
Thanks, just found your video after having the same issue with a Hitachi Garden Blower.. as soon as i saw this i checked my spark arrester and found it was blocked. cleaned it and its working great.
Steve you are a legend. Your video on fixing a Stihl Leaf Blower that won't reveal up by simply cleaning the spark arrestor was brilliant. It took me around 10 minutes to resolve the issue on my Stihl leaf Blower by burning the carbon off it with a blowtorch. Runs like a new one! Thanks heaps!
Fantastic. My Stihl leaf blower was doing exactly as you said. I cleaned the spark arrestor using the propane torch method as you directed and the blower started up and ran super, just like new. It took less than a beer to fix. Thanks Steve, I’ll drink my next beer for you. 👍👍👍👍
Holy cow, just saved my blower, thanks man. I was ready to chuck it after new carb and plug and gas and filter until I watched this video. Thanks a bunch.
Steve, as a mechanical minded person I could not work out why I had this issue of not revving. Consider air fuel ratios, filters, spark plugs and compression. Now I washed out my black carbon exhaust filter in petrol and a toothbrush worked perfectly. The blower started first pull and felt like it had a supercharger onto it 😂 Thankyou so much for a great video ! Cheers
Mine turned out to be a clogged air filter but if it had been the spark arrestor I would have never figured it out had I not seen your videos. Exhaust restrictions are easy to forget about you know. I imagine some people have replaced carburetors before finding this simple fix problem. Thanks for all your videos, I watch them regularly.
Love watching your channel progress you've come a long way in the last 6 months. Your personality on camera has grown so much. And video quality is great! Love the show
I knew what this video was about just by the title and I knew what you were going to show. I had this problem once and my service tech showed me how to clean spark arrestors. I now clean my spark arrestors at least twice a year. I am a landscaper running my own business. But if anybody ever tells me that their Stihl is not running correctly and they start it and I know it is the spark arrestor I will take it and clean it and have a new machine!!!
Your videos really did help me and save trips to my local Stihl shop. My blower was running this way in the video. Cleaned screen with torch, still ran the same. Took muffler off and found carbon build in the exhaust port. Not an easy clean there, but blower sound like it should again. Thanks for your videos!
Steve - "you Da Man!" I love your helpful videos so much! You helped me fix my leaf blower as well as many other things. You are the best at what you do and you have a great attitude and incredable knowledge. Thank you Steve!
Holy mother of pearl! This was it! Granted, I don't have a Stihl, but my lame brand weed eater sounded just like that blower. Once I took it apart and found the screen, burned it clean like you said, then I was able to run it like it was new. That's awesome! I fought with this weed eater all last year like this because I didn't want to take it in to have it repaired. I figured i could probably buy a new cheap thing for the price of a repair, but thanks to your video, I got it back and working again in 15 minutes. Thank you so much!
Steve you're great. I put my Stihl leaf blower away last year running really bad. Today I did exactly as you suggested with the propane torch and after also putting Stihl fuel in it the blower ran like new. I've told others about this channel and they love it also. Thanks Steve.
I had that same problem with my leaf blower and when I took that spark arrestor out, it was a dirty as SH**! The blow torch technique REALLY saved time. Great video. 👍😁
Hi Steve, I only popped in here to get help with getting my BG56 leaf blowers going again, But I noticed before you said it that you had popped a bottle of Grolsch, it is great beer aint it? I was lucky enough back in 1998 to spend a year working in Enschede in the Netherlands which is the home town of Grolsch, its an amazing town. In the middle of the market square is the church and around the square are 22 bars all serving Grolsch, its just lovely to sit outside the bars at the tables in the sun and watch the beautiful tall leggy Dutch girls walk by sipping a Grolsch :) The next street back had 6 coffee shops, great Dutch coffee if you know what I mean. Then the next street back had about 5 bordellos ...I have no idea what they were ... But anyway you enjoy the Grolsch and I'll get back to watching how to fix the blower ... The yard needs a blowing job doing on it. Please excuse this post, its a sunny day, and I would have been cutting the hedge now if I could have got the Stihl HS45 going .. but the carb is binged up in that.
Hi Steve, I was all fired up to take the spark arrester out and burn it off .. :( Blow me it doesn't have one here in the UK ... I'm going to watch your video about adjusting the the carb screws now. This blower starts by dies if I try and rev it. I'll be back to let you know how I get on. I'll be having a beer later anyway, my favourite at the moment is American "Shipyard IPA".
I recently started selling lawn equipment and didn’t have a clue when I started. Your channel has helped me tremendously! Thank you for that, and if you could show how to handle electrical issues it would be great 👍
Thank you for the video.Burning out the screen worked to get my blower working like it did when it was new and saved me money by fixing myself.Keep the informative videos coming.
Been doing step B 4 years now don’t live in any high flammable area at all got a spare spark arrestor screen put in if ever needed as a precaution but that day has never arrived ! Lol Thanks Steve pretty much the same for all my Stihl outdoor power tools no screen but threaded insert back in ! Improper fuel mix will really plug ‘‘em up in a hurry also ! To rich mix speeds up plugging exhaust screen much quicker !
I have been fighting with my bg86 stihl for months now rebuild/clean carb tuned up with everything new changed out good gas doesn’t help adjust idle until the screw all mess still doesn’t help final post it for sale for $10 no one buy it until now see your video problem fixed. i am so happy thank you so much. You’re truly Germany not of respect. Lol
Yep, it worked. I went for the pull it out and leave it out option. Not worried about starting fires and could care less if the neighbors can hear it. The blower seems to work better than it ever did. I wish I had pulled this screen out when I first bought the blower. Thanks for the advice!!
Top video Steve had similar issue not revving up on ryobi. They have mesh panel filter between motor and muffler. Pulled apart and tested but not the problem. Noted that idle was fast and so adjusted low screw while running by half a turn. This fixed the problem of motor bogging. I was so surprised that the carb adjustment was so critical.
Steve, thx bud. Had the Stihl 55 blower not getting up to speed. Cleaned the air filter and changed the gas…..nada. Found your video, removed the screen spark arrester, (who knew) black with carbon, burned it off as in your video and like magic works like a brand new blower. Thank you.
Thanks Steve you're a legend this was exactly why the old 86 didn't rev , just like a new one now ,keep up the good work , love watch ya from New Zealand , cheers🍺
I've yet to do it on the blower but with the Stihl line trimmer, I take the muffler out every year in winter and put it in the fire. It cooks clean and then gets painted black with stove pipe matt black paint and its as good as new. 18yrs now. Same with the chainsaw and from memory, I've removed this screen here on the blower all together. Great videos thanks..... Everyone you've made and I like your style.
I just saved a ton of money! Cleaned the screen with a torch as suggested. Works just like new on a 430 backpack blower(a little different but the same fix). You are the man and thank you for sharing. I am a subscriber!!!
Had the same issue! Watched this video, took 15 minutes total to remove this piece, clean it with a torch, let it cool, and put it back in. Mine was caked black, and looked clear after cleaning. Worked like a charm, so thank you! I'm sure they would have charged me for a new piece, and an hour of labor, had I taken it in.
Steve! Absolute legend. Wow how easy was that. I’d taken my blower in teice to get repaired and it costs $67 both times. Obviously they just replaced this part. I have removed it now and my blower is more powerful than ever. Cheers bud!
Thanks Steve! Spent Saturday morning taking the carb off and cleaning it. Still wouldn’t work right. Saw your video tonight and took the spark arrester out - plugged! Burned it clean. Runs better than it has for a long time. I finished the work so quickly it was only a 1 Old Milwaukee job!
Steve thank you for this video. I have a Stihl gas blower model 56. It would start, but when I pulled the trigger, the blower would not accelerate. I checked the spark plug , air filter, and fuel tank filter. I had replaced each item last year. I only use the blower once a week for about 20 minutes. After I finished checking the blower, it would not start. I had looked in the owner manual. It did mention about checking the spark arrestor. However, I did not see one. After watching your video I removed the exhaust port on the muffler and sure enough the spark arrestor was black and clogged with carbon deposits. I cleaned it with a wire brush and sprayed it with a carburetor cleaner. The blower started up immediately!
👍Good stuff sir Steve. Bought a cheap Poulan blower & it’s a beast to start! Haven’t opened her up yet but it’ll wear ya out! Acts like coil not operating or no spark then all the sudden, after one’s arm is falling off it starts.
That's a great idea. I own a Stihl blower for about three years and it still runs fine. Just used it about a week ago. However, if this problem comes up in the future I hope I will remember this fix. Again thanks again for your great advice. You are absolutely right that your tricks can save a lot of money. Probably if I took it to my Stihl dealer I would spend at least $50.00 US to have them fix it.
Picked up a SR450 for cheap from someone and I don't think they'd ever checked it. I just drove a screwdriver through the screen and fixed it permanently. Thanks for the reminder!
Steve, You sir a are awesome. Had this issue in the heart of my fall cleanup when I needed this blower the most. Was about to tear it down to clean the carb. Saw you’re vid, ran down and in 3 minutes had it running like new! I don’t make comments very often but felt the absolute need to say thank you for taking the time to share this tip! Worked like a charm! So thank you! Now, it’s time to go have that beer, as it didn’t even take enough time to take the cap off the bottle!
Great tip thank you.I have a Stihl BG 55 that doesn’t run.My son took it in and they told him by the time they fix it parts and labor (especially if it needs a new carb) you could just buy a new one.Folks that is not the answer I wanted to hear, but I am afraid this may be a common thing after a $40 bench charge plus parts and any initial lab our costs.Your channel helps out tremendously and saves us money.Right now I am gonna pull the carb and find a new OEM Stihl carb and see where that gets me.Respectfully E.P. Tulsa OK
Thank you for this video! After trying several other things that didn't work...this was exactly what was wrong. I didn't have a propane torch so used steel wool and then burned remainder of carbon off with a fire lighter. Worked well and blower now runs great!
Thx Man - first time here....I thought I had bad gas - no not from the chile last night....And beer.... You saved me a trip to the repair shop! Checked out a few of your other videos and yes as suspected - Canadian! Great website too
Thank You so much for your advice, cleaning the spark arrestor today definitely fixed my stihl leaf blower issue. I think having a beer during the process definitely helped as well as you recommended!
Thanks for the video,my blower is fairly new and was slow to rev up so I assumed they had it set to rich from the factory and left it that way for break in but it finally got systems in this video. There must be a special driver to adjust the carb? It took forever to get the adjustment screws out but I cut a slot in each one for a screwdriver and adjusted the carb first and didn't even consider the exhaust first. I've never had my stihl saws have exhaust plug ups. Keep posting!!
Awesome man, never thought of that! Definitely cleaning that out today. I Just ordered a new carb and cleaned out the fuel tank, also cleaned the corrosion on the coil points and flywheel and re-gapped. Hopefully it will run again proper thanks!
Thank you Steve, saved me from a frustrating experience with my SR200 sprayer!!! Took out that spark arrestor and sure enough it was like a piece of coal. Had it fixed in less than 5 min.
Outstanding video and you were spot on! I have a backpack blower and had to remove a heat shield to access the screws but this was exactly what was wrong with mine. THANK YOU SIR!!!
thankyou so much for sharing your knoweldge worked a treat and such an easy fix , i used degreaser and a wire brush to clean the filter and runs perfect now absolute champion thankyou !!!
I watched on video on how to fix the threads and now I keep getting recommendations for this channel. I also keep clicking on them 😂 it was a bg 55 or whatever and I cross threaded the crap out of it😂 I bought a thread chaser and got it working again.
I have a Stihl 86 CE that was falling off on the top end and bogging down when throttling up. Turns out the spark screen was clogged all of the way up. Quick fix, immediate results. Thank you!
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1974 After my military service I came home and got a job at a landscape company. Pushing a two stroke Jacobsen. Exhaust ports were the first thing we suspected and cleared for power loss. Keep your great, helpful videos coming. Gotta go it's beer thirty.
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Stihl chain saws have the same problem! My MS211 has been into the shop twice for this. After the second incident, I pressed the dealer for an answer. He paused, then reached for a needle-nose pliers, and pulled the spark-arrestor screen out. When I got home, it took me two Sols to calm down! I regret not knowing about your site sooner. You have provided the answers for two other problems with my equipment, so “Thanks” to you. Looking forward to all of your videos.....All the best.
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Dude...you are THE MAN! I just called my dealer about my blower that is 8 months old and was told 3-4 weeks before they can look at it. What great warranty service. Your video just revived my blower in 5 minutes!!
Great to hear!
Had the same issue with my Stihl blower (BR430), spark screen & air filter were clean. Turned out to be moisture clogging the super fine fuel filter in the tank. Blew it out, changed fuel, now runs like it always did.
I've never seen a fuel filter with such a super fine mesh on it before! Saved $100+ by not taking it to the dealer!
Subscribed! Thanks!
Had the carb apart twice thinking I missed something. Idles fine, won't rev up. I run into this video and Bam! PROBLEM SOLVED! I would have never ever in a million years figured that out. Absolute sanity saver.
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THANK YOU! I watched your video and then went out and fixed my backpack blower. This is exactly why it stopped running. You don’t just save us money, but you save us so much time, the thing we all have a limited amount of... Now, I have a really good local repair guy, but it takes forever to get stuff back from him. My job does not allow me free time to take stuff into the shop and get it before he opens/closes. So it’s much easier to fix things myself, and I can do so with wonderful videos like yours. I sincerely can’t thank you enough! Fan for life!! You deserve a Chimay Blue! Bravo!
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Ya saved the day .
Had a tool that wouldn't run at full speed . The local 'experts' messed with all sorts of things, trying to figure it out .
You nailed it in one video .
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Thank you!!! Had the same problem. Took out the exhaust ‘arrester’, blow torched it red, cleaned out the ash. It’s a beast now!!!
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Wife wanted to use the blower and when I fired it up it didn't want to rev up and sounded just like the one in the video. Searched on Google and stumbled upon this video. Did the approved method by burning it off and we are back up and running. Thank you. Clicked like and subscribe.
Great job!
Hey Steve! This video was so spot on to the trouble I was experiencing with my Stihl back pack blower. I didn't have a torch but used my side burner on my grill and worked like a charm. Blower runs like new! Love your set BTW. You've earned my loyalty and I'll refer you as well. Cheers!
Great to hear!
Ditto for me . I used a torch cigar lighter.
Steve, thank you so much. Every time I don’t know what’s wrong with my stuff I turn to your videos. My blower ran terrible and I checked the piston and carburetor and nothing was wrong. And then I watched this video and it was done in 2 minutes. Thanks so much. I will tell everyone I know about this video!
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Wow I was ready to use my Stihl blower for target practice but this fixed my problem!! Thanks!!!!
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I worked on that blower for hours and your video pointed me directly to the problem. A propane torch and fine wire brush fixed it in minutes. Thanks!
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You have just saved me time and money. My blower just stated doing this and I was going to take it in to the shop. Thank you so much.
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This video is spot on, I fixed my stihl blower that’s been running like crap for a year in 5 minutes
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Great video Steve. I owe you a beer and Grolsch is great. Watched the video, bang on. Took less then 5 minutes to have the blower back up to full speed again. I was able to access the spark arrester with a socket without taking anything else off. No need to drag the drill out of the bag. Already referred you to my son and will refer more as it comes up. Saved me a lot of time and $$. Thank you.
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Checked the spark arrestor and completely plugged up as you said. 2minutes with my propane torch and good as new! Back to the leaf roundup today. thanks big time!!!
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You’re the Man Steve! You’re definitely a guy I can have a beer with! Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate that!
I had bought a new spark plug, tuned the carb as instructed and still ran like crap. Almost bought a new Carb or was thinking my piston rings had gone bad. Then I came across this video. What a life saver. Took my little propane torch as you instructed and burned off the carbon, and Wa La, she runs perfect. Thank you so much.
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Sitting next to a pile of leaves and your video swoops in to save the day, watching the carbon burn off to a silver color was so cool. Leaf blower is working good now, thank you for doing this! Subscribed!
That is awesome!
Thanks again Steve. I have a Stihl MS 340 back pack blower. Almost new! It worked great for half the season then it started bogging down. I started messing around with filters and the carb, Stihl the same. I said to myself, "What would Steve do?" Watched the video, put the torch to the spark arrester and "Voila" it worked 100%. I wonder if Small engine shops will hate!!!
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Steve, Thanks a whole lot for your video! I have a Stihl BG-86 that started running about 1/2 power. I found you video, removed the whole thing, cooked the screen on my gas stove until it was red hot and it worked like a charm! Now I have full power again!
Nice work!
Thanks Steve, i was stumped as to why my blower was slowly loosing top end.
Thanks for sharing you knowledge. Cheers from New Zealand
No worries
Can’t tell you how much I appreciate this video Steve!!! I replace the spark plug, fuel filter, air cleaner and still had exact same problem. Never would’ve thought the spark arrestor
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I wish we would have had these videos when I was a young man. I have fixed countless 2 cycle motors by just cleaning or removing the spark arrestor when the symptom is the same as the one in the video. But, it took me YEARS to figure this out and early on paid to have my weedwacker "fixed" due to this very symptom by a mechanic who would not tell me what the fix was. I am now an old guy (67) with a lot of real world small engine repair experience. Just about all of my knowledge in regards to small engines have come from trial and error and reading. These videos today would have been SO helpful but I guess there is something to be said for learning by experience. This ethanol gas has to have really helped out the bottom line of many shops. It is one of the biggest boondoggles our government has come up with. Only the farmers are smiling.
I just rebuilt the carb on my Stihl string trimmer after watching your video. The thing still ran terrible.
I pulled out the spark arrestor and it was completely blocked. Torched it. Tapped it. Reinstalled it and the trimmer works awesome. Should have started there but the diaphragm was a little bit crackly so it's a one two punch for the win. Thank you very much for your time.
Great job!
Thanks for this video! Having a grad party at our house this week, will need the leaf blower a lot and don't have time to take it to someone to get it fixed. I tried cleaning the spark arrestor and it that solved the problem. Thanks again! Great video and enjoyed the Grolsch beer comments too!
Have fun buddy!
Thanks, just found your video after having the same issue with a Hitachi Garden Blower.. as soon as i saw this i checked my spark arrester and found it was blocked. cleaned it and its working great.
Glad it helped
Steve you are a legend. Your video on fixing a Stihl Leaf Blower that won't reveal up by simply cleaning the spark arrestor was brilliant. It took me around 10 minutes to resolve the issue on my Stihl leaf Blower by burning the carbon off it with a blowtorch. Runs like a new one! Thanks heaps!
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Fantastic. My Stihl leaf blower was doing exactly as you said. I cleaned the spark arrestor using the propane torch method as you directed and the blower started up and ran super, just like new. It took less than a beer to fix. Thanks Steve, I’ll drink my next beer for you. 👍👍👍👍
Right on buddy!
Holy cow, just saved my blower, thanks man. I was ready to chuck it after new carb and plug and gas and filter until I watched this video. Thanks a bunch.
Glad it helped
God bless you Steve. I used Methylated spirit and a wire brush to clean it. Now i can finish the job.
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Steve, as a mechanical minded person I could not work out why I had this issue of not revving. Consider air fuel ratios, filters, spark plugs and compression. Now I washed out my black carbon exhaust filter in petrol and a toothbrush worked perfectly. The blower started first pull and felt like it had a supercharger onto it 😂 Thankyou so much for a great video ! Cheers
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Mine turned out to be a clogged air filter but if it had been the spark arrestor I would have never figured it out had I not seen your videos. Exhaust restrictions are easy to forget about you know. I imagine some people have replaced carburetors before finding this simple fix problem. Thanks for all your videos, I watch them regularly.
Love watching your channel progress you've come a long way in the last 6 months. Your personality on camera has grown so much. And video quality is great! Love the show
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I knew what this video was about just by the title and I knew what you were going to show. I had this problem once and my service tech showed me how to clean spark arrestors. I now clean my spark arrestors at least twice a year. I am a landscaper running my own business. But if anybody ever tells me that their Stihl is not running correctly and they start it and I know it is the spark arrestor I will take it and clean it and have a new machine!!!
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Your the bomb. Changed the plug and fuel filter and it was still not running well. Did this trick and i am back in action. Thank you .
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Your videos really did help me and save trips to my local Stihl shop. My blower was running this way in the video. Cleaned screen with torch, still ran the same. Took muffler off and found carbon build in the exhaust port. Not an easy clean there, but blower sound like it should again. Thanks for your videos!
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Credit where credit is due that's the second Small engine that your channel has helped me fix
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Steve - "you Da Man!" I love your helpful videos so much! You helped me fix my leaf blower as well as many other things. You are the best at what you do and you have a great attitude and incredable knowledge. Thank you Steve!
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Holy mother of pearl! This was it! Granted, I don't have a Stihl, but my lame brand weed eater sounded just like that blower. Once I took it apart and found the screen, burned it clean like you said, then I was able to run it like it was new. That's awesome! I fought with this weed eater all last year like this because I didn't want to take it in to have it repaired. I figured i could probably buy a new cheap thing for the price of a repair, but thanks to your video, I got it back and working again in 15 minutes. Thank you so much!
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Steve you're great. I put my Stihl leaf blower away last year running really bad. Today I did exactly as you suggested with the propane torch and after also putting Stihl fuel in it the blower ran like new. I've told others about this channel and they love it also. Thanks Steve.
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I had that same problem with my leaf blower and when I took that spark arrestor out, it was a dirty as SH**! The blow torch technique REALLY saved time. Great video. 👍😁
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My leaf blower was a STIHL BG50, so it was easy.
Hi Steve,
I only popped in here to get help with getting my BG56 leaf blowers going again,
But I noticed before you said it that you had popped a bottle of Grolsch, it is great beer aint it?
I was lucky enough back in 1998 to spend a year working in Enschede in the Netherlands which is the home town of Grolsch, its an amazing town.
In the middle of the market square is the church and around the square are 22 bars all serving Grolsch, its just lovely to sit outside the bars at the tables in the sun and watch the beautiful tall leggy Dutch girls walk by sipping a Grolsch :)
The next street back had 6 coffee shops, great Dutch coffee if you know what I mean.
Then the next street back had about 5 bordellos ...I have no idea what they were ...
But anyway you enjoy the Grolsch and I'll get back to watching how to fix the blower ... The yard needs a blowing job doing on it.
Please excuse this post, its a sunny day, and I would have been cutting the hedge now if I could have got the Stihl HS45 going .. but the carb is binged up in that.
Hi Steve, I was all fired up to take the spark arrester out and burn it off ..
:( Blow me it doesn't have one here in the UK ...
I'm going to watch your video about adjusting the the carb screws now.
This blower starts by dies if I try and rev it.
I'll be back to let you know how I get on.
I'll be having a beer later anyway, my favourite at the moment is American "Shipyard IPA".
I recently started selling lawn equipment and didn’t have a clue when I started. Your channel has helped me tremendously! Thank you for that, and if you could show how to handle electrical issues it would be great 👍
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do you have any equitment for sale hit me up a lawnenforcement242@gmail.com
Thank you for the video.Burning out the screen worked to get my blower working like it did when it was new and saved me money by fixing myself.Keep the informative videos coming.
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Thanks, your suggestion worked perfectly. Saved the cost and 3-5 week wait for repair at Stihl dealership.
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This totally works. Took a torch just like you said and it cleaned it up good as new. It’s running perfect. Thank you
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Been doing step B 4 years now don’t live in any high flammable area at all got a spare spark arrestor screen put in if ever needed as a precaution but that day has never arrived ! Lol Thanks Steve pretty much the same for all my Stihl outdoor power tools no screen but threaded insert back in ! Improper fuel mix will really plug ‘‘em up in a hurry also ! To rich mix speeds up plugging exhaust screen much quicker !
I have been fighting with my bg86 stihl for months now rebuild/clean carb tuned up with everything new changed out good gas doesn’t help adjust idle until the screw all mess still doesn’t help final post it for sale for $10 no one buy it until now see your video problem fixed. i am so happy thank you so much. You’re truly Germany not of respect. Lol
This fixed my stihl blower thats ran like crap since day 1, dealer gave up on it. Youre the man!!!
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Yep, it worked. I went for the pull it out and leave it out option. Not worried about starting fires and could care less if the neighbors can hear it. The blower seems to work better than it ever did. I wish I had pulled this screen out when I first bought the blower. Thanks for the advice!!
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Top video Steve had similar issue not revving up on ryobi. They have mesh panel filter between motor and muffler. Pulled apart and tested but not the problem. Noted that idle was fast and so adjusted low screw while running by half a turn. This fixed the problem of motor bogging. I was so surprised that the carb adjustment was so critical.
Oh yeah baby…worked liked a charm! I was about to replace the carb…so happy I found this first! Thanks Steve and thanks internet!
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Steve, thx bud. Had the Stihl 55 blower not getting up to speed. Cleaned the air filter and changed the gas…..nada. Found your video, removed the screen spark arrester, (who knew) black with carbon, burned it off as in your video and like magic works like a brand new blower. Thank you.
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Followed your instructions and burnt out the carbon - back in action, no problem. Thanks for posting this and sharing your knowledge.
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Thanks Steve you're a legend this was exactly why the old 86 didn't rev , just like a new one now ,keep up the good work , love watch ya from New Zealand , cheers🍺
I've yet to do it on the blower but with the Stihl line trimmer, I take the muffler out every year in winter and put it in the fire. It cooks clean and then gets painted black with stove pipe matt black paint and its as good as new. 18yrs now. Same with the chainsaw and from memory, I've removed this screen here on the blower all together. Great videos thanks..... Everyone you've made and I like your style.
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Much thanks, this my was exact issue and now works great after burning off the carbon. Saved me from having to mess around with the carburetor.
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Excellent video, Steve is clear in how to resolve the problem with many options as well. I really enjoyed the video.Thank you!
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I just saved a ton of money! Cleaned the screen with a torch as suggested. Works just like new on a 430 backpack blower(a little different but the same fix). You are the man and thank you for sharing. I am a subscriber!!!
Nice work!
Had the same issue! Watched this video, took 15 minutes total to remove this piece, clean it with a torch, let it cool, and put it back in. Mine was caked black, and looked clear after cleaning. Worked like a charm, so thank you! I'm sure they would have charged me for a new piece, and an hour of labor, had I taken it in.
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Spot on. My Spark arrestor screen was plugged. Burned off the stuff on the screen. Stihl Blower ran perfect! Thanks so much!!
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Steve! Absolute legend. Wow how easy was that. I’d taken my blower in teice to get repaired and it costs $67 both times. Obviously they just replaced this part. I have removed it now and my blower is more powerful than ever. Cheers bud!
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Worked like a charm - 5 minutes to let the spark suppressor cool down and it fired up and back to 100%. Thanks!!!
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Thanks Steve! Spent Saturday morning taking the carb off and cleaning it. Still wouldn’t work right. Saw your video tonight and took the spark arrester out - plugged! Burned it clean. Runs better than it has for a long time. I finished the work so quickly it was only a 1 Old Milwaukee job!
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Steve thank you for this video. I have a Stihl gas blower model 56. It would start, but when I pulled the trigger, the blower would not accelerate. I checked the spark plug , air filter, and fuel tank filter. I had replaced each item last year. I only use the blower once a week for about 20 minutes. After I finished checking the blower, it would not start. I had looked in the owner manual. It did mention about checking the spark arrestor. However, I did not see one. After watching your video I removed the exhaust port on the muffler and sure enough the spark arrestor was black and clogged with carbon deposits. I cleaned it with a wire brush and sprayed it with a carburetor cleaner. The blower started up immediately!
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👍Good stuff sir Steve. Bought a cheap Poulan blower & it’s a beast to start! Haven’t opened her up yet but it’ll wear ya out! Acts like coil not operating or no spark then all the sudden, after one’s arm is falling off it starts.
Wondered what my problem was. Thought I was looking at a $50 repair bill. This was the exact fix I needed. Thanks!
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It worked! Used blow torch to clean and ran like a champ! Thanks!
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That's a great idea. I own a Stihl blower for about three years and it still runs fine. Just used it about a week ago. However, if this problem comes up in the future I hope I will remember this fix. Again thanks again for your great advice. You are absolutely right that your tricks can save a lot of money. Probably if I took it to my Stihl dealer I would spend at least $50.00 US to have them fix it.
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Picked up a SR450 for cheap from someone and I don't think they'd ever checked it. I just drove a screwdriver through the screen and fixed it permanently. Thanks for the reminder!
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Steve, You sir a are awesome.
Had this issue in the heart of my fall cleanup when I needed this blower the most. Was about to tear it down to clean the carb. Saw you’re vid, ran down and in 3 minutes had it running like new!
I don’t make comments very often but felt the absolute need to say thank you for taking the time to share this tip!
Worked like a charm! So thank you!
Now, it’s time to go have that beer, as it didn’t even take enough time to take the cap off the bottle!
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You just fixed my blower! You just saved me some money today🎉
Great to hear!
Bless you, Steve! I used the propane torch method and it worked perfectly as described, though I didn't drink the Grolsch. Thank you!
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Hey Steve, did just as you showed, used a blow torch on it, goes great again. Thank you for such a simple fix.
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Took me 5min and saved me $$$. Thanks legend
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Great tip thank you.I have a Stihl BG 55 that doesn’t run.My son took it in and they told him by the time they fix it parts and labor (especially if it needs a new carb) you could just buy a new one.Folks that is not the answer I wanted to hear, but I am afraid this may be a common thing after a $40 bench charge plus parts and any initial lab our costs.Your channel helps out tremendously and saves us money.Right now I am gonna pull the carb and find a new OEM Stihl carb and see where that gets me.Respectfully E.P. Tulsa OK
I had the same issue but with a Stihl FS40 weedeater. And it was the spark arrestor. Thank you Steve. Great channel. 👍
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There is always something good to learn from -Steve!
Thank you for this video! After trying several other things that didn't work...this was exactly what was wrong. I didn't have a propane torch so used steel wool and then burned remainder of carbon off with a fire lighter. Worked well and blower now runs great!
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Steve,Thanks so much for this info on the Stihl Blower, My neighbors blower was doing this very thing ,and your info helped fix it...
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Thx Man - first time here....I thought I had bad gas - no not from the chile last night....And beer.... You saved me a trip to the repair shop! Checked out a few of your other videos and yes as suspected - Canadian! Great website too
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Thank You so much for your advice, cleaning the spark arrestor today definitely fixed my stihl leaf blower issue. I think having a beer during the process definitely helped as well as you recommended!
Great job!
Thanks for the video,my blower is fairly new and was slow to rev up so I assumed they had it set to rich from the factory and left it that way for break in but it finally got systems in this video. There must be a special driver to adjust the carb? It took forever to get the adjustment screws out but I cut a slot in each one for a screwdriver and adjusted the carb first and didn't even consider the exhaust first. I've never had my stihl saws have exhaust plug ups. Keep posting!!
Steve, your the man. I blow torched it and it works perfectly. My beer of choice was Hefe.
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Thank you so much. Your video helped me to restore power on the Husqvarna leaf blower that has a flat screen on the exhaust.
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Awesome man, never thought of that! Definitely cleaning that out today. I Just ordered a new carb and cleaned out the fuel tank, also cleaned the corrosion on the coil points and flywheel and re-gapped. Hopefully it will run again proper thanks!
Exactly what was wrong with mine. For a year i was frustrated. Thank you for your wisdom and great personality!👏👊😎
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Thank you Steve, saved me from a frustrating experience with my SR200 sprayer!!! Took out that spark arrestor and sure enough it was like a piece of coal. Had it fixed in less than 5 min.
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A very simple quick fix, cleaned re[installed but I will order a new one . Thanks I never would have thought of this.
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Outstanding video and you were spot on! I have a backpack blower and had to remove a heat shield to access the screws but this was exactly what was wrong with mine. THANK YOU SIR!!!
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Thanks Steve! Used the torch option and I’m back up and working again. I’m definitely a subscriber now
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thankyou so much for sharing your knoweldge worked a treat and such an easy fix , i used degreaser and a wire brush to clean the filter and runs perfect now
absolute champion thankyou !!!
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Sir, you are a genius! Subscribed. Saved me a lot of money. Cheers from Canada!
Thanks for the sub!
I watched on video on how to fix the threads and now I keep getting recommendations for this channel. I also keep clicking on them 😂 it was a bg 55 or whatever and I cross threaded the crap out of it😂 I bought a thread chaser and got it working again.
I have a Stihl 86 CE that was falling off on the top end and bogging down when throttling up. Turns out the spark screen was clogged all of the way up. Quick fix, immediate results. Thank you!
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Thanks for your clear and to the point approach with video that isn't shaky. Keep up the good work.
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