I do not routinely comment on KZfaq videos, but I am compelled to comment there to THANK YOU for finally solving what has been driving me absolutely crazy for the last 3 weeks. I fully rebuilt / replaced the carb and engine coil on my 13 year old PB-250. Started great, but bogged endlessly and never had consistent power. THEN is just started dying whenever I hit the throttle. I had this thing apart more times that J.Lo has been divorced, and as of yesterday was ready to throw in the towel and buy a new one. I found this video in a last ditch effort to save her, and within about 75 seconds, it's running like BRAND NEW again. Why was there no mention of this small set screw in ANY of the Carb instructions or Carb replacement videos??? Thank you for saving me hundreds of dollars and saving my perfectly good blower from a landfill!

Dude. I was extremely skeptical. I followed your instructions exactly and every single thing you said was true. The plastic plug came right out to my surprise. I turned the screw to the left and it ran like a top. Thanks so much. Saved me a trip to the small engine repair shop.

I was looking for a lightweight blower for my deck. kzfaq.infoUgkxgioZQl3J5wPGAeDINzbieKbT5qomSEx3 There are some huge trees around my house and the leaves and pods drop all over my deck. Having to move furniture around to sweep has become too big a chore. This blower was the answer. It is light enough for this 70yr old lady and powerful enough to blow all the tree droppings off my rather large deck. Thank you B&D. Be aware the cord is not included. I use a 3 prong outdoor cord 25' cord for my 12' x 20' deck. The cord retainer works very well, but don't try to pass the plug through it. That is NOT how it works. You just have to loop the cord and it works great. One of my best purchases. Very happy.

Thank you for the great tip/procedure! Also, for anyone who does not have the right tools: I didn't have the right size punch but a 5/64" allen wrench heated with a cig lighter worked well.

That was one of the best you tube videos I have seen in a long time even though I don’t have that particular issue. The videography especially the close ups were on point, and the audio was clear. Subscribed. Thanks.

I see that your video was posted up 5 years ago. Today, it really did help me. My echo had been doing the same thing and that's because I had just picked it up from a repair shop. The man that repaired it, told me that the leaf blower was just too old. He had replaced carburetor, but the issue was bogging down. Because he had already replaced the carburetor, the rubber piece you use to heat up wasn't there making my repair extremely easy. I followed your instructions while pressing the trigger and wow, the leaf blower runs like new. Thank you so much for this video

One of the best DIY videos I’ve seen. Well done.

Nice video! Simple, clear and to the point. Keep up the good work.

Great video! It was clear and easy to understand. I really enjoyed the way you enlarged the camera shot of the Echo while making youself visible as you explained the fix. Thank you 👍👍

Wish I knew about this fix last year, replaced carb and only worked for one season. Thanks for posting this well made video, it really helped.

You sir are a genius and a hero. So glad I found this before buying a new carb. Worked in less than 5 mins

OMG! I have been through 2 carburetors trying to figure out this problem and you did it with about 2 turns of a screw...awesome!

I did it exactly as you instructed. Works perfectly now. Thanks man!

Thanks Rudy! Worked like a charm, my Echo didnt even have the cap over the screw. 1/2 turn left and bam, full power. Appreciate your time to video this fix.

Thanks a million! My pb255 hasn’t run in a year. I’d replaced all seals, gaskets, bulb, lines, filters, spark plug and it wouldnt fill the primer bulb in 2019 but after all that it still wouldn’t run. Out of utter necessity I decided to give it another try again today. The primer bulb wouldn’t fill so the blower would only run for a short spurt and then shut off. I had the fuel lines to the carb backwards!Fixed that, it would run but would bog under load like your video shows. Thank goodness I found your video! I used the torch method to remove the black plug as you showed. Used the end of a small broken piece of a needle file I had laying around. I leaned out the mixture screw by turning counter clockwise just until it would run smooth at high rpm, not bog, had good transient throttle response and didnt smell dry, run too hot or sound like it was running lean. Kudos to you! This video got my tool up and running again. Many thanks. 🙏

WOW followed directions- worked like a charm!!!! Less than 5 minutes 👍

Thank you! Got an Echo blower at a garage sale for $20. Adjusted the screw and it's back to full power! Unreal!!!

GREAT JOB! Same thing happened to me. Son tried to start the blower without the switch tuned to "ON" position so when I started the blower it almost sounded like a fouled plug. Replaced plug and same thing. Almost went to the Depot and picked up a new one but decided to google the problem and low and behold, I found you. The tip about putting a heated punch in the plastic plug is AWESOME. I don't think I would have been able to pull it out and adjust the carb without this tip.

This was a great video and after months of searching and replacing carb, this was the ticket!

I just completed this procedure and it worked exactly as advertised. Used a nail with a vice grip and a bbq lighter. Thank You! Subscribed👍

That was great. Just what the doctor ordered to fix my problem. Thank you so much! New subscriber.

I LOVE YOU MAN! THat worked perfectly. The only hard part eas digging out that plug. I didn’t want to sacrifice a craftsmannpunch’s temper. I got it out with a 1” drywall screw in about 3 minutes.

Fantastic video that was very well made and narrated. I have an echo blower that is bogging so I came to KZfaq and found your video explanation on how to fix it. Many thanks to you.

Thank you for the video. I pulled out the rubber cap and adjusted the carb. Works great now. You da man.

Brilliant! Followed your instructions and it worked wonderfully. I ended up clamping an allen wrench to a vise grip, heated up the wrench, stuck it down into the opening, waited a couple of minutes and popped that baby right out. Thanks so much for the great words of wisdom.

I'm glad I found this video. Fortunately it was easy to find. I just bought the ECHO ES 250 today and right out of the box it had this problem. I'll give this a try and see if it clears up that obnoxious bogging.

Thank you. Great job on explaining the repair so well.

Great video. The "fix" worked on mine just as you showed, right down to the trick removing the plastic plug. Thanks for the thorough, easy-to-follow instructions.

Excellent video. I was about to bring my blower to the shop. Good thing I saw this clip. I tried what you said to do and it worked like a charm.

I wanted to use my echo to blow snow off my sidewalk but it didn’t have enough power to move it. I watch your video and it fixed my low power. I didn’t have a 3/32, punch so I ground the tip off a nail and used it with a pair of vise grips, worked flawlessly! Great Video

Terrific video. 5 minute fix and saved a big repair bill. Easy. Didn't have a torch but gas stovetop range worked fine.

Great idea getting that plug out. I wasted about 15 minutes trying to dig it out with a few sharp pointed picks. Was finally able to but your idea is a much better way of going about it.

Getting mine ready for summer use and it wouldn't start. Took the carb all apart and cleaned it, cleaned the exhaust and still wouldn't start. Got good spark, fresh fuel, watched your video and adjusted the carb like you showed and BAM!!!! Started first pull, run wide open and fine tuned it. Runs better than last year for sure, thank you!

Oh my gosh, I cannot believe I did not find your video the last time I tried to solve this problem. As you were describing the problem I was like "yes...yes...". Then you said messing with the choke and I was like YES! I was about to give up and trash the blower. Thanks so much for the video.

Thanks for the video man, used your advice on my Pb 265l and it runs like a scalded dog now! Have a good one!

Thanks SO much!!! This worked perfectly! Saved me a major hassle!

Thanks! That worked great! Appreciate your clear easy to follow video.👍🏼

this technique worked perfectly. My 13 year old son and I worked on ours… used a grill lighter and did not need a blow torch. Used a small Allen wrench. Amazing!

I've had my Echo es250 for several years, tried cleaning everything and never helped the top end. I didnt have the right size punch but the flat end of a small drill bit worked fine to get the plug out. Thanks, your hack worked great!

Man that’s awesome man, thanks for sharing. I’m trying on mine in the morning

Thank you! I was able to remove the brass and plastic plug. Adjusted the carb and now is like brand new. More power and no bogging at full throttle.

Great tip to fix this. Worked perfectly. Used your hot punch trick to remove the plastic plug and the rest was so easy. Thanks. btw mine was a Echo PB-251

I love your FIX Idea and love the video pip setup great job! Thanks

Thank you! This worked for my echo blower.

Great Video my friend. You just saved me $149 + tax from Home Center. My two years old blower was acting up and I was able to tune up.Thanks

I did everything just like you said and blower is running perfect now thank you for sharing this information.

Fixed my bogging issue today. Saved me quite a bit of time. Thank you!

I love you. This was perfect. Carb clean still didn't work. This was it. That grommet is tricky though.

Thank you for posting this. Works great

Incredibly Helpful. Owe you one!

Had same problem after installing a new carb, fuel lines, s plug, air filter... Watched this video and luckily my new carb didn't have that plug to remove. Just gave it throttle and turned it counterclockwise and is ALOT better. This video helped no doubt.

I was about to order a new carburetor. I bought the same leaf blower off of my neighbor for $20 dollars yesterday but it was doing the same thing. I adjusted the mix screw and it worked perfectly! Just had to turn it counter clockwise about 1 turn and a half. The little Plastic cover part of the screw was aggravating to get out so I just drilled it. Thank you so much!

Had same issue and this worked out great thanks

Very good filming technique and thanks for the info.

Great Video !!! With Your help I fixed my pb Echo!! Thanks so much

Great tip! I used it on my PB265-LN and although I had to turn it to the right it worked great. Used a 3/32 Allen and vicegrips to get the plug out. Thanks for sharing and saving me some $$!

If you don’t have a punch, the back end of a 3/32” drill bit works really well. Thank you for the video!

Worked perfect. Thanks.

Thanks Rudi, this worked like magic!

Worked like a charm. I used a lighter and an Allen wrench that fit the hole in the plug. My blower works the way it should now. I used to take the filter out to make it to run at full throttle. That blower was a problem from the day I bought it. I usually could run it for one tank of gas but once I refilled it the thing would bog down soon after. So thanks for the fix.

Big Time Thanks !!! You saved me a lot of hassle. Thank You so much.

Thanks for the video! My blower would start, but then bogged down and cut off. After I drilled out the black plastic nub, I turned the screw counterclockwise 1/2 to 1 revolution, and then it didn't choke down any more. Saved me from having to buy another blower. Thanks again.

I did everything you said with great detail. It worked perfectly. great help. Thanks

Thank you so much for this video. I installed a new carb on mine and it was doing this. Adjusting the high speed screw like you showed fixed the problem.

That is an awesome tip on removing the plug to access adjustment screw. Most have you take everything apart. This is a better way. Thanks

Excellent video. Thanks

BRILLIANT. We have two of these in the family and both run too lean. They always start right up fine when it’s cold. BUTTT😡 then I have to play 1/4 choke games for 20 seconds to keep it running or it dies. Then it will finally run full throttle . Trouble is both of them are obviously not running anywhere near what should be full throttle ever. I can’t wait to give this a try. Thanks a million!!

Fixed it right up. Thanks!

Thanks. for the video. this quick fix worked perfect.

Realy well done video!

Thanks we should’ve seen your video before ordered a new carb Put new carbon didn’t make a difference but all carbon did what you said in this video worked amazing thank you. Good job.

Fixed it perfect... thanks so much for your help.....

I had a tough time getting the plug out but worked out in the end. Thanks...

Thank you thank you thank you! I was getting half power and thought it just needed to warm up... Nope adjustment solved my issues. I was getting half power and now she BLOWS!! Allen wrench instead of a punch worked great as well to remove the plug!! Sir i really cant thank you enough on this one!

This right here 👏 perfect fix and worked exactly as you said it would you sir are a saint

Worked! I used the head of a small nail held with some pliers.

You just saved me a trip to the repair shop!

Good stuff, worked like a charm! Thanks for sharing!

Thanx brutha worked perfectly. Was literally on my way to buy a new one ..until I saw this 💪

oooh I can't wait to try this!!! thank you

Thank you this saved me buying a new blower!

Thanks a lot Sir, this definitely works!!

My leaf blower has been bogging like this nearly since the day I bought it and got it out of the box. Thank you for making this video. By the way, a hook pick will pull that plug out too.

Extraordinary video Brother!!!!! Thank you so much for your help 🙏 God bless you buddy

excellent video

Excellent video

Worked perfect! Thank you sir!

Great video, good job

Used a 3/32 punch (slightly round at the end is all I could find) and my cigar lighter, warmed the end of the punch up, and stuck the punch in the plastic whole, small sizzle and smoke, and after 2 minutes pulled that sucker out like a charm...Thank you! Now just waiting on the replacement coil to install to start my Echo PB 250 LN up again, and use a small screwdriver to adjust the carb.

Nicely done, I could heart it four stroke when you throttled it up 👍

Perfect. Fixed in 3 minutes!!!!

Thank you! Great video

Thank you brother this work perfectly!

Thank you so much.. it worked my Echo too!

Great vid 👍🏼

Great job and thank you

Thank you that worked a treat

Worked perfectly. I can now resume being the mad blower! I found a coarse screw turned into plastic cap worked as a puller, no problem. I think the screw vibrates out of tune with use as I needed to re-adjust every few blows.

You’re a genius.

Thanks I needed that