Leaf Blower won't start after long storage
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Thanks for watching. This blower has not been used in some time and it's obvious that it need a lot of work. $4 and 1 hour later, it's fixed.
Wanted to say thank you for your detailed and well explained videos. My dad had an ice auger that wouldn't start, and with the knowledge I got from you, I was able to confidently take it apart, diagnose it, and fix it! It had a piece of debris on the rocker arm and it wasn't allowing fuel to flow. He say it's running better than ever. So thank you.
Glad it helped!
I actually just fixed a little snail shell Weedeater leaf blower. I got it from my scrap guy for $5. It needed new fuel lines and the screen cleaned. After a carb adjustment it runs great. It's about 20 years old .
nice work Brian King
Hey! I finally got the new carburetor for that FS110 trimmer and put it on. The thing starts first pull and runs beautifully now. I still wish I had properly repaired the original, but there's nothing wrong with the replacement, so I'll get over it. Thanks.
no problem
I had replaced the original carb on my string trimmer. Figured it was easier but watched several of your videos and was able to fix the original carb. 👍🏽
nice work Noe Luna.
It was definitely worth fixing. I have one just like that and it just needed a new metering diapraghm and it runs like new
thank you James Hedrick, and nice work
Nice video and perfect explanation. Thank you and I think I it was worth saving from Landfill 👍🏻
thank you Catcha Cow
You give the average homeowner the confidence to attempt to repair, maybe a less expensive, piece of machinery. Thy may give it a shot before throwing it away. Thank you. You're awesome.
than you A Patterson.
No way, this guy gave me the confidence to strip down an expensive (relatively) Stihl tool and overhaul it. I love his method of diagnosis and how he always knows what to look for.
Educational. Thanks for the video.
thank you Dao Yang
I hear that in California the state wants to phase out all gas powered small engines. You'll only be able to buy electric around the year 2030. Seems like a good idea to save all the gas powered equipment that you can!
my feelings exactly .
Hi you might know me I’m 11 years old and you inspired me to fix small engines right now I’m fixing a weed eater fl25c that my dad gave me. When I watch ur videos I learn so much that I was able to get that weed eater running it hasn’t be running in years. Have a nice day.😁
thank you Geometry dash pro. Good luck with it.
I would give you 20 bucks for that blower I used to have one like that long time ago
they are not good for leaves, just grass clippings.
Great video, it's always a great feeling when you're able to fix a piece of equipment and get it running again no matter what brand it is, great work!
I realize it's not commercial grade but it's still fun, thank you WildeFox,
saved another one from the land fill. The ways things are going now you could get 50 or more for that blower
I think you're right.
it was worth it, considering inflation coming up lol
yes you're right about that.
Another carb cleaning or replacement carb great job there Young Man 😎
thank you Robert Mailhos
@@HomeGaragechannel any time young man 😎
It's definitely worth fixing it for personal use or for giving away to someone in need, But trying to sell it, there's no way you're gonna get that 1 hour of labor you put into it back out of it when it sells. If you assume $60/hr in labor. You'd have to get at least $65 out of it to make a profit. like you said, no one is gonna want to pay $40.00 for it lol. That's a nice little blower though. It's great for porches, patios, grass, but nothing really heavy. Awesome video, as usual, sir! Thank you!
thank you Jacob Feather, and giving to someone in need is a good idea.
This was interesting. The time and money you had to put into it has some value, in that you were able to produce this good content for your channel. But otherwise, fixing and flipping this on its own merits might not be worthwhile, especially based on what you mentioned shortly after the 3 minute mark - the starter rope was weak in retracting, and looked a little frayed in some sections, so wondering if you had to put more time or money into fixing that. One way this might pay off for you is if you can do something like I did one time. A guy came to my house and worked hard to remove a large tree stump from my yard. This was back in the 90's, and I had a 2 cycle bricktop engine type of Lawn Boy mower which I had cobbled together from 2 wrecks, and I was not using. So I gave it to the tree guy as a tip for his hard work, and he loved it. So maybe some day, someone will make a delivery or do some work at your home, and you want to give a tip, and this little leaf blower might make someone happy.
very good eyes, and well said, For a flip situation, this would never make any money due to the time investment.
Thank you Tom Lewis
I have worked on many of these and have sold a bunch of them for up to 45.00 eachmany of my home owners like them because the ste lite and they dont have to hold down a throttle trigger, im currently looking for a flywheel for that same blower any suggestion?
thank you for the information Bruce Markham, what' wrong with the flywheel you have now?
Abu how many pieces of equipment do you acquire a week, I’m sure your town must have a machine out on every block yearneun g to be fixed by you lol
I can't really say, some weeks I pick up several, while other weeks, I don't get any.
Your videos are so helpful. They have taught me so much about things. This channel is one of my favorite youtube channel
Glad you like them!
We just got hammered by a huge snow storm down her in Utah. I’ve already had to use my 2 stroke snowblower five times last night and today
glad to see it's working out for you so far.
Home garage, It is worth it to fix it now given inflation and availability of equipment for next season. I appreciate the videos when it comes to repairing and adjusting the carburetors. Especially when there are different factors involved (I.E. carb is too damaged to fix, lack of parts or to keep the costs down).
you make a great point. I feel better about fixing these lightweight blowers now.
I had that blower when I first started my business. It got me through till I could buy a new one
thank you for vouching for this little blower.
That was a Zama carb and Zama rebuild kits come with new lifter springs. Walbro rebuild kits do not and I save the springs from the Zama rebuild kits for use on Walbro carbs, should I loose the lifter spring on one of them.
nice, very prepared of you.
I forgot to mention I’m mud bogging mods this is the 3rd account I had to make to avoid a ban lol
I understand, why are they trying to ban you?
These were great blowers if taken care of. An update on my poulan Pro rebuild. Everything is working great. Only thing that I need to pick up is some synthetic two cycle oil. Normally I pick it up full synthetic oil at Walmart for about 1.00. However I was surfing amazon but All I could find in Bulk is synthetic blend oil. I have noticed that almost all oil is now a "Blended Mixture" Same goes with motor oil. I have noticed that all conventional oils are labeled as a Synthetic Blend.
I would suggest motul or castrol 2-stroke oil they are really good and you should invest in good oil.
I know, it's kinda strange.
Havent you fixed this before? Or is this is another one of the same model?
I have fixed several that look just like this one,
I would say get a echo husqvarna or Stihl
I would say the same.
Someone will happily pay $40 for it, because a lot of people use those engines in R/C boats. Nice easy fix. I have another way of testing for ignition. If you have a timing light for a car, & 12v power source, you can use a car timing light to check the spark. Don't need to take the plug lead off.
Really! I might have to try that out. thank you Christopher Marshall.
@@HomeGaragechannel yes. Modern timing lights use an inductive pick up.
I'll set something up tomorrow and try it out, thanks again.
I love your videos
thank you
Good find, good fix, worth fixing!!!
thank you Waterman one.
Isn't it wise to use fogging oil before you even try to start it ? i mean wouldn't that scratch the cylinder ?
you know, that makes good sense.
I like push mowers and snow blowers
me too
Awesome repair 👍🙏👍🙏👍🙏
Thank you RayFpv
Im glad we went to trigger speed control ...flipping switches for speed ....sooooo old school
I don't know if I asked you yet but my Stihl fs45 dies when it sits at idle. Do you know what the issue is?
how long does it have to idle before it dies? I would consider adjusting the carb.
@@HomeGaragechannel about 7 seconds. What screw the L screw and how many turns
It depends how the engine reacts, which is something I can't judge, However I turn the L screw counter clockwise, Half a turn , and the the Idle set screw, clockwise, a bit because the engine is going to slow down, due to the extra fuel at idle.
I have no idea why people still buy the Weed eater brand! It’s junk in my books.
I know right, It must be a name and price thing.
@@HomeGaragechannel price thing I can see, but if people knew about the Weed Eater brand they wouldn’t waste their money.
I hear that.
how old is this leaf blower
I'm not sure, probably 15 years old.
I had a weed eater brand blower one time and it ate up the cylinder and piston. I replaced them but it ate them up, again, after a few months. I junked it and bought a good, new, Stihl blower. I ran the weedeater with good 40:1 mixed oil. It was just a poorly made piece of equipment. This was 30 years ago and it was just another $69 blower. I now use a Husqvarna 25 B blower and have had no problem with it.
yes I think maybe a metal quality issue? thank you John Clarke.
Excellent closeups
Many thanks!
Someone will take it off your hands for ok money. At some point, people will be going with barney powered equipment, like I am. Get what you can for this unit.
I like that phrasing, Barney powered equipment.
Might be a good shop blower. A little saw dust doesn’t need to much wind to blow it out of the shop.
I think you're right.
Thank you for sharing. I find your videos are relaxing and you have very good diction too. Cheers 🦘🇦🇺
Thank you very much!
Great video!!
Thanks!
Always like your videos so well done 👍.... great job
Thank you very much!
I have one like that I picked up among other mowers and weed whackers I noticed the cord on mine does the same thing must be a common issue on these leaf blowers.
Yes it's seems to be. you need to put 4 washer, on each of the 4 posts the separate the engine from top of the blower housing, it will work fine then.
@@HomeGaragechannel thank you sir. I will try that. 🔧
It'll work on dry leaves. Blessings
Yes it will
Have you ever worked on a 1990 Kawasaki weed eater
no unfortunately not.
Ok because I am and I am only 13
glad to see you're starting to watch videos like this at your age.
And I love your work
Have you ever seen a TF 125 Suzuki mud bug
HG, have you ever considered getting into other at-home garage projects like bicycle repair\maintenance, your favorite tools and toolsets, underrated power equipment, maybe even automotive videos? I know it would change the scope of your channel, but seeing you work on more things would be quite fun.
yes I have. A few stray videos into another type of content, isn't bad. However, you run the risk of loosing your base viewers and what they subscribed to years ago.
@@HomeGaragechannel It does sound like a risk, so maybe you could use a poll or experiment with an occasional extra weekly video (maybe one extra per month?) where you show\talk about one of the ideas you want to try. I don't want you to lose your viewerbase, but I also believe that anyone unsubbing from the occasional different content wasn't here to learn from you anyway.
the poll would be a good idea. Otherwise, I'll have to air the videos on a different day And continue with the regular videos on a normal schedule. .
Another Excellent Video. I have one like this that needs some love. Watching your video gave me the understanding I needed to move forward with this project. We have about a dozen 2 cycle tools. You mentioned buying the parts in bulk. Can you do a video on common carbs and what the kits look like if you get a chance.
Yes I can do that, give me some time getting it together. thank you digitalwoodshop.
@@HomeGaragechannel Thank You. I plan to watch every one of your videos. You have excellent knowledge and your Editing and adding text makes for a better understanding. No rush on the requested video. I have plenty to watch.
thank you again.
Nice video bro
Thank you Ramadin Sookhoo.
@@HomeGaragechannel you're welcome bro
i love your videos so much, so satisfying to see broken engines cleaned and fixed, keep up the amazing work
thank you BlueNuke 2, I appreciate it.
If there is a goofy ahh blower
very true.
Long time no see I was going to purchase the exact same leafblower.
so you didn't go thru with it then?
Yeah, I didn't get it/it was a little too far of a drive, also I'm only 12 so I can't drive so my parents would have to drive me there and it was an hour and fifteen minutes away.
that makes sense.
@@HomeGaragechannel yep😃