I have this same weed eater, it's 6 months old and i've already had to do this fix on it. I have the warranty and they said they would have to send mine off for repair and will take 6 to 7 weeks to get back and i use it every day with my lawn care. Shouldn't be already having to do this after only 6 months.

@donyboy73

4 жыл бұрын

Use Stihl oil

@brianpage7569

4 жыл бұрын

@@donyboy73 Thank you!

@kennethlowe6337

3 жыл бұрын

Need to take carburetor off and take out the epa plug and adj. It's running to rich.

@brianpage7569

3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethlowe6337 After i replace the spark arrestor, it's been fine for another year, I bought another one and it does the same thing, after 6 months replace the spark arrestor and it's golden

@rudyruiz9521

2 жыл бұрын

High idle times will cause it too. Make sure to run it wide open the vast majority of the time.

I run these trimmers for my lawn company. We get rid of the screen. Bogging down with the 225 is usually a clogged exhaust port that needs to be cleaned.

Amazing how much of an affect that dirty little screen has on performance. Thanks for the tips once more. 🇨🇦👍🏼

Very good advice! Spark plugs too. Been loving your channel for years! Thanks brother!

This video came at literally the perfect time, My buddy brought his Echo 266 over this morning because it wasn’t running and borrowed my 225 to finish a few jobs and when he came back we went and got the tune up kit at Home Depot with the air and fuel filter and spark plug but even after those it was still running shitty so now I’m gonna try this method to fix it

Can't thank you enough for thuis video!!! You just saved me possibly $1000, both my weed raters and edger bogged down in the same day

That's the first thing I check on the 2 stroke lawn equipment - the spark arrestor !

Don, your video work, flow and editing are looking great.

Thanks Don...great tips on using a good 2 cycle oil as well as the proper amount.

Thanks so much donyboy you saved my butt. I had the same problem and need my machine early tomorrow morning so I was scraping around for a solution. Now she is spinning like a top once again. Great post!

Perfect fix for my trimmer! Thanks for taking the time to help us out 👍

Thank you so much for this video. I was about to throw mine away and run to HD to get me a new one. You saved me a good chunk of money 🙏

I've literally been binge watching your channel, I have a stihl ms211c chainsaw that wouldn't run that I fixed following your channel. Thank you! Seems like a clogged spark arrestor screen is a common problem.

Great video!!! In a good way, it`s necessary to start with this (after the air filter of course). Without this, idle speed can to be "float". It is necessary to check in my blower and on the trimmers. Thank you very much. Best wishes.

Just overhauled my trimmer. Didn't think of the spark arrestor screen. Mine didn't have a problem but some preventive cleaning surely won't harm. Thanks man.

Great fix. Perfect demo of how to cure this problem.

WOW. Thank you very much. I was just about to do a carb cleaning. Dirty/clogged spark arrestor just like you showed. Runs great now!

You just earned a new subscriber :) I got out of sticky wicked situations thanks to your channel quite a lot of times.

That was a nice fix for that problem and I have to remember it so the next time one of my weed trimmers have that problem I will know what to look for.

Thanks so much!!! This is advice that I can definitely use. You are super helpful.

@gradyhernandez4699

2 жыл бұрын

What tool is used to pull out the " plug" that's hiding the adjusting screw to carburetor?

I bought a used Echo blower that wouldn’t start. Oil had been pouring out of the muffler all over the unit for years it seemed. I think some people don’t even TRY to mix their gas right. I burned out the arrester and then burned out the muffler; it sat there with a fire inside of it for like 5 minutes burning up the oil. Then I scraped out the exhaust port and cleaned all the oil residue up. It also needed a new carb but since then it has run and looked like new. It gets only TruFuel 50:1 now. Love my Echo equipment!

I had a blower that would fire up great then die and not start again. Hadn't worked on such in 30 years. Changed the spark plug, etc. over a long period as I found channels like this one. Finally applied scientific method which forced me to consider the exhaust. Mud wasps had mudded over the spark arrester. Cleared it out and the thing ran like new.

Dude worked like a charm. Thanks a million. Your video was first and last I watched for this. Thanks man and God bless

Thank you Brother!🙏🏽! This was the perfect video from start to finish! You literally made me feel as if held my hand through the entire video! Definitely a 👍🏽 from me and Absolute Subscriber now!

Good video I have the exact same trimmer these things are amazing!

I'm still learning here DB73, Thanks for helping with Diagnosis of some problems. Cheers !!***.

Just did this on my Echo trimmer. It worked like a charm and it only took a few minutes even for a non gear head like me.

Thanks for this! Was exactly what was wrong with my trimmer...

A spark arrestor screen is easy to clean off and can be looked at easily by removing a 2-3 screw plate on the exhaust side of the engine. Easy to do and we have to let out exhaust gases so an engine can run normally.

Great job dude, before i got to you video, i just used paint remover to clean everything off, and it worked wonders. However i do not know how that may effect my screen later. For now its back to brand new.

Great job! Thanks and a good heads up about not stripping the screws

I was eager to see you demonstrate your weed eater before and after you fixed it. Thanks.

Excellent video, as always. Solved my problem. Many thanks.

Great Video I will have to look at my Stihl weed whip/ brushcutter that seems to be my same problem. Thanks again for the video.

This is my exact problem. Doing this tomorrow, thanks

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

this absolutely fixed mine! Thanks so much for this!

I learned from other you tubers that my Echo PAS trimmer was bogging, not from spark arrestor, but from the carbon in the exhaust port. Mine probably gets carbon buildup because I use saw blade on it a lot and saw blade cuts fine without full throttle.

Thanks for sharing this information, I'll try this on mine! God bless. And please keep the videos coming! 😊😊

You are the man! Worked like a charm! Ryobi same problem.

I.have the same unit I have noticed that some oily residue on the plastic around the muffler even had a sthil handheld blower with a clogged up muffler had to wash it out with gas but your right about the oil if mixed up the wrong way ooops 😮😮😮 that's what happens as always thank you for your time and help with the issues with the muffler.s on 2 cycle equipment my Canadian brother 😀 😀

donyboy73, thank you for posting/sharing i have an old cub cadet 23cc trimmer that i am going to look at the screen.

Thank you for that exellent video Dony!!

Thank you for the nice way to show how to fix ours small machines!✊🏽!

🔔Thanks , This was my exact issue. My screen was super clogged and all blocked . Now It runs like new 🔧👍

I have to check mine on my weed eater trimmer. It’s been getting cranky lately...thanks Don.

I think you showed this before, because I did that when my Husqvarna weed wacker wouldn’t start. Started and runs great after doing this...

Got me up and running back in business thank you very much!!

Ty your very informative very reliable info vs others I’ve seen.

Thanks Don

Good instructions. Thanks

I agree on 40:1 mix , it’s just best and wide open 😊

I'm learning all the time! Thanks for your videos. Ron B Michigan

Thanks for helping me fix my weedeater

Works like a charm! Thanks again!

Thank's for the tips. God bless you..!! 🙏

I have 4 Echo 225's and they all had the bog at some point or another and I've cleaned and reinstalled and still had issues. I took everything back off and 3 run excellent without the hardware it's just 1 that is the thorn in my side. Now I remove the screens in everything the minute whatever begins to bog and I've had zero issues minus the one. Chainsaws, blowers, weed eaters it doesn't matter just be careful and observant in the area you're working in

Great tips as usual, the course and fine thread warning was the icing on the cake. Your the best Don!..Thanks.

Great video and easy repair!

Great job. Thanks

Great info. Thank you.

I’ll be checking mine. Good video.

Thanks for the vid. My echo just started bogging and thought it needed more oil. Lol Good to know. 😂

I like your screw driver shelf layout.

ive had mine for over a year and ive been using it as frequently as possible and ive never had this problem and i have the same one

Thank you for info.

thanks dony great info!!

Awesome video!! mine doing the same thing

Super video - thanks for sharing

thank you great illustration

Good video Donyboy.

Thanks again for another great video.

Great Video! Thank you!!!

Thanks for the tip... fix my problem.

Good job Don

i did this and it fixed mine thanks

Great job. Thanks.

Thx helped me out with this one.

Great fix

Guess I'll check this out on my weedeater. Mine was doing the same thing last week. Thought it was the aftermarket kit I put on that let's you use the pieces of trimmer that you loop thru the head in 4 locations vs what came with it. Downside to the device I added on was the center nut has a tendency to work loose. Think I'll tear it down and Loctite it. Hopefully that'll work and not cause any issues. Maybe I can get some video of it and send you a link and get your thoughts.

Really good info..👍

Thank you for this! You just saved me $100!

It helps to keep extra screens and few tools if you’re on a job site

Thank you. Thank you.

thank you

Excellent

The spark arrestor screen was way clogged,thanx for the tip

Thank you for not telling me life story, lunch menu, weather report, where you are driving etc… like a lot of the yahoos on these videos! Good Job👍

@donyboy73

3 ай бұрын

You bet!

How's she goin'? Great tip Dony, thanks a lot!!!

Thank you so much....

Cool thanks 👍

thanks my man

Thank you

@marleigh9194

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what was wrong! Runs like new.

First try back working, this was exactly the problem

Great vid, I have one of those 225's.

@Lawnmower-os5pg

4 жыл бұрын

Same I love mine it’s very well balanced and has plenty of power

What about the gas/oil premix stuff you can buy at the big box hardware stores? I've used that and not had issues except for what you've noted today in this video and this is the most likely reason I'm guessing that I'm having issues. Seems as if while it's warming up with the choke initially I start working and just leave the choke engaged at times as that does a good speed for me. It doesn't flood it. I've had the unit for 7-8 yrs and last year replaced all the fuel lines with new similar ones with fuel rated off the shelf lines as they were breaking down and leaking at the ends where they slipped on.

Great Video! Would you know why my echo shuts off after a few seconds of edging with it, when I turn it to the side, it works well in normal position, any ideas?

I soak my muffler in degreaser then rinse in brake cleaner to evaporate the degreaser then torch the muffler too. Once a year. Every few weeks I run it upside down at full throttle to get rid of accumulated oil in the crank case

😂 that was the easier fix!! thank you so much, one problem solved

Great video .. I think that happen to mine .. often I don't need to full throttle it's fast enough .. I guess I would have too.. is there a different way to clean if I don't have a trouch? What's the size of T27 u used?