How to Fix a Weed Eater that Won't Run

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If you are like most people and you use ethanol gasoline in your lawn and power equipment, you will more than likely run into this same situation. I have fixed countless engines by running through these steps, most of which were free. This weed trimmer was free, so I figured it was worth a shot to get it running. If you want less of a chance of experiencing failure, start using non-ethanol products with a stabilizer in your engines that don't get used all the time. I hope this video is helpful and gets your trimmer working! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments. Peace and God bless!

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@pauldean9625 Жыл бұрын

Watched six other videos, yours is only one that suggested safety glasses. Good.

@rutterrealtygc Жыл бұрын

Thank you!😊👍

@tmittelstaed Ай бұрын

Very nice video better than many. I particularly like the explanation of how to adjust the carb "by ear" All of those 2 stroke chainsaws and weedeaters have the same Walbro carb although there are many many different configurations of the output and input tubes so you generally are NOT able to replace the carb with a new one like so many people recommend on various forums, if the equipment is older. In general there's 3 different kinds of Walbro diaphrams on the market, it's definitely a wise idea to take apart yours first if you are going to buy a carb kit which is a good idea to do. Engineered fuel isn't really necessary if you run your chainsaw or weed trimmer every couple of months during the winter and it's always fun to annoy the neighbors with the characteristic 2 stroke sound. LOL. But, the engineered fuel might be worth it for the couple extra dollars if you seldom use the gear. It also helps to top up the tank instead of leaving it empty since the gas won't evaporate as quickly if the surface area is small. Note also that if you are going to go the engineered fuel route, that the carb will need to be adjusted since that fuel burns a bit differently than gasoline and oil. With these small 2 strokes, the "ressurection kit" is new fuel lines, new fuel filter, new diaphrams, new primer bulb (if needed) and a good cleaning.

@rutterrealtygc Ай бұрын

Good deal!👍😊

@jasonarthur2010 Ай бұрын

Very helpful

@rutterrealtygc Ай бұрын

Great! Glad it helped!

@gergemall Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ryan. I’m 66 years old and play with all kinds of engines for one of my many hobbies . You make a great point about the alcohol In gasoline . This has increases the lacquer effect IN A VERY SHORT TIME . 90 PERCENT OF SMALL ENGINE FAILURE IS A CARBURETOR FAILURE AND GENERALLY A SIMPLE FIX OF YOU HAVE SPARK . I LOVE THE OF OIL AND GASOLINE. ZZ TOP

@rutterrealtygc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Jon! I only had ethanol fuel on hand until I started acquiring more equipment and seeing the effect. Actually, all of the equipment that I have currently is from fixing engines that I have found in the garbage. lol Definitely a worthwhile skill to have!

@CuriousKL 2 ай бұрын

Those are not gaskets. They're diaphragms. Usually, if ethanol based fuel is left in the system, it will harden the metering diaphragm. That's the one with the metal circle.

@rutterrealtygc 2 ай бұрын

Thanks.👍