My leaf blower won’t start? Step by step how to fix!!! (Echo backpack blower)

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3 жыл бұрын

Hey Everyone!
I picked up this awesome little Echo PB-260i backpack leaf blower not to long ago... seemed to be in great shape, but it wouldn’t start!
It had been sitting for a while so naturally I thought it was a carb issue, as the fuel diaphragms dry up overtime, especially if improperly stored or used with ethanol added fuel.
Watch as I go step by step in this how-to bring this blower back to life!!!
Cheers!
-Dave

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@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

good video buddy!

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir!

@tc3603 3 жыл бұрын

Parts availability is the good thing about buying premium brand machines. These machines will last a lifetime when you can get the parts. Nice vid Dave

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Thanks TC!!!

@rogermcdonald1607 3 жыл бұрын

Nice repair Dave! As i probably already told you im a flipper. Love to get backpack blowers to flip but i dont want any weedeaters. Cant make any money on them. IM 66 years old and only do this as a hobby. I do alot of mowers . I try not to do customer repairs, but have people all the time that want me to do that. 👍Roger 🇺🇸🇨🇦

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Roger! Trimmers are a tough sell for sure.

@ramchillarege1658 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! You are a gifted mechanic. Thank you. I need to fix a few carburetors that have been saved for years but never got to understand the innards of the small engine carbs. Your video helped.

@EzRay11 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave, I’m just a retired guy doing this for a hobby. I haven’t had much luck with 2 stroke carb kits. Maybe it’s because I don’t have an ultrasonic cleaner yet. From a labour perspective I find it easier to just replace the carb. However I also prefer to play it safe and use OEM parts vs playing Chinese roulette. So it can come at a price. I recently had to pay $65 Canadian for a Stihl carb. Cheers Bud

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, I have experienced that game of roulette before too. I too prefer playing it safe with OEM but often that means paying more than the unit is worth... just for a carb!

@seanmcgillicuddy956 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see that I'm not the only one who gets the wrongs parts sent to me. Great video Dave.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean!

@adnacraigo6590 3 жыл бұрын

A little tricky for some folks but well worth the trouble to get your machine running again. Thanks for sharing.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not so bad, just gotta dig right in!!! Cheers!

@raynaldgodin3314 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Dave, very well explain and easy to follow.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Raynald! Thanks!

@nashguy207 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Dave on how to clean and rebuild one of these 2 cycle carbs!

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nash! Thanks again!!!

@mizzmoze1103 Жыл бұрын

Thank you..got it fixed!!!😊

@Bungi81 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave! Great Video 👍 I had nearly the same issues on a Stihl BR350 a few weeks ago... Old smelling fuel... 🤣🙈 So I changed the fuel and put the carburator into the ultrasonic cleaner. Now it works great again 🤣🤣 Greetings, Stefan

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome Stefan! Cheers!!!

@lynnajimenez8664 7 ай бұрын

I think your video is great. Now gonna try to do it🤠

@Yaridnac 8 ай бұрын

This was very entertaining and informative. Thanks 😊

@larslindthomsen7370 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave😊. Good work 👍. Looking forward to the next video. Lars from Denmark.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Lars! Thanks for tuning in! Cheers!

@heathwilson2572 Жыл бұрын

Dave’s Small Engine you should use 91 octane premium unleaded non ethanol gas. You can get it from Stewart’s gas station it cost little bit more money but it’s worth it. Ethanol damage the carburetor kit

@DavesSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

That is the only fuel I use! 91 no ethanol!

@JungleBobRepair 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Dave!

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!!!

@manuelcalles292 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. Good video tanks

@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!!

@lukewang4396 2 жыл бұрын

great job.

@tomstepanowicz6191 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Dave

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

@tomstepanowicz6191 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavesSmallEngines you are welcome

@chrisssmallengines7163 3 жыл бұрын

When you feed an engine external fuel , it known as PRIME for a Good time . this test show you that compression is good , trimming is good , Ignition is good in 10 second . this can be done through the carb as well . Should be the first test done before anything else . Saves time .

@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris!!! I agree. It tells you so much for diagnostics.

@sergioszczuczko6958 3 жыл бұрын

Dave good job

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sergio!

@Flpapi750 2 жыл бұрын

Man I so wish I was as nearly as good as I with these small things lol definitely my problem with mine

@brianking1138 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Dave. I love Echo equipment. Here in the states you can get a good quality replacement carb for $15.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Not the case here. Have to order online.

@brianking1138 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavesSmallEngines yes online only here too but it sounds like a lot of stuff is harder to get and more expensive in Canada.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

@@brianking1138 it is for sure!

@Marty1959 3 жыл бұрын

Good job dave started on the first pull

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin! Awesome eh?

@Marty1959 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavesSmallEngines yeah I love the old gray echos they ran the best

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

@@Marty1959 they are awesome. I did a video on a grey echo water pump. So awesome. They just run so well

@jeffferguson899 3 жыл бұрын

pro tip: if you are trying to thread a spark plug in through a tight housing try pushing a rubber hose to the porcelain part of the plug. Way easier to thread in and prevents cross threading.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

That is a cool tip! Thanks Jeff!

@1000raulm 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have a Ryobi that runs good at full throttle but then dies at idle. After that if becomes almost impossible to get it started. Any tips?

@jonesrick1 3 ай бұрын

Nice. But for an additional ten dollars or so, you could just order a complete carb and swap it out much more conveniently it would seem to me, especially if you're not the second coming of Thomas Edison, like me. I do admire your skill. Liked your vid.

@chuckomalley6716 Жыл бұрын

Who makes the “spring loaded” starter?

@GuiyaMichung 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. What a great video. I do have a question about the ultrasonic cleaner though. I am wondering, how often should you change the degrease solution and also, how do you discard it? Does it get thrown in the trash or can you take it somewhere where it will get recycled? I dont know anything about ultrasonic cleaners but I would like to try it out if I need to take apart my lawnmower or motor scythe.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Guiya! I actually use heavy duty Simple Green mixed with water... It is non corrosive and biodegradeable, so I pour it down the drain. I change it whenever it gets murky or leaves behind dirt on parts. Usually about 10-20 carb cleans depending on the level of dirt. Go for it!

@benjaminleslie3155 3 жыл бұрын

I have an old echo pb 200, its pretty withered but it will fire if you spray ether in it. i know the problem is the carb because its completely withered and the metering diaphragm is definitely brittle, and the rest if it is pretty much clogged up with stale gas. is it worth trying to clean the carb and replace the metering diaphragm or is it better to just replace the carb outright? and if so, can you post a link to where i can order a new carb for this model? also being that the engine is 21.2cc, could I use a carb from a different unit that uses the same engine, like an srm-225?

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Be careful spraying ether - it lacks the necessary oil lubricant for a 2 stroke engine. I have a spray bottle with mixed gas for this very purpose. I’d try to clean the carb and replace the kit. It will cost a fraction of a new carb. In my experience, most of the carbs are a similar size and there is plenty of crossover. If I were you, I’d do some web searching on eBay, Amazon etc for your specific blower. I just did a quick search “pb200 blower carb” and a lot of aftermarket carbs as well as carb kits popped up. I ALWAYS prefer staying with a cleaned OEM carb vs an aftermarket unit. The quality is much better, but they do fail as well eventually. Let me know how it goes!

@stellarproductions8888 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, she's a no starter. I didn't remember that you had an ultrasonic cleaner, I still need to get one of those, but its a low priority item for me. Sounds like Donyboy saved the day once again ha? You realize that your super lucky being so close to him, most have to struggle getting parts these days. And with Briggs & Stratton in its current state of affairs, I'm lucky to get any parts for even my equipment. Sad to see it needed a full carb job, but you got it done, and now she's running real good. I'm surprised the Echo is idling so smoothly, normally they only do that if they are a 4-cycle like my Honda trimmer.

@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

I am lucky! Cheers Stellar.

@davesage9190 3 жыл бұрын

Dave: What's a good place to get those carb kits (other than Donny LOL). A place that would likely have one or can get one for all those Walbro carbs ? I've fixed a couple and luckily they didn't need parts. Perhaps a dealer in the Toronto area.

@DavesSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow Ontarian!!! Online... or through a local dealer (whoever sells echo, in this case). I have had lots of good luck ordering on Amazon or Aliexpress, if you can wait. Cheers!

@davesage9190 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavesSmallEngines Ok. Thanks. I wouldn't have considered Ali Express even though I do order from them. Thanks

@arvdaugii 7 ай бұрын

So I tried putting fresh fuel into the cylinder as u did. I verified spark and it has a new carb. I didn’t get it to kick over. What am I missing

@DavesSmallEngines 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a lack of compression.

@BigAlWillis 2 жыл бұрын

Working on one can't get spark. Installed two new coils, two new spark plugs, bypassed the switch, sprayed starting fluid directly into the carburetor & no start. It will throw ' one ' random spark from time to time. I can't figure it out.

@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

What’s your gap like on the coil?

@BigAlWillis 2 жыл бұрын

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@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

So it’s a spark issue for sure. Is the coil mounted direct to the block? Needs to be grounded to the block.

@BigAlWillis 2 жыл бұрын

@@DavesSmallEngines its PB 580T two bolts directly to block. I even sanded those areas & the area where the switch wire connects to the block. I'm thinking maybe I need to go over the switch again. If I switch it off then back on I get ( one ) spark then nothing else.

@DavesSmallEngines 2 жыл бұрын

@@BigAlWillis yep - sounds switch related.