Ever tried starting a small 27cc petroll engine? well due to the storms the other night Me being me thought lets get the leaf blower out and clear up the mess. Would the damn thing start, not having used it for several months. So the old brain box started thinking, oiled up spark plug? wire brushed clean -start -no. wrong petrol and 2 stroke mix wrong? no. Well what about the air filter? never touched it in all the years I have owned the machine. ERM ERM weeeeell . so took the cover off and the felt type filter wasn’t, more like cardboard. So a good soaking in petrol and then washed with soapy water- rinsed and dried between paper towels I keep in the workshop. weakend the fuel mix -reconnected spark plug.
I bought this from Amazon on 19 nov2014 and cost about £92 back then. All I have done is replace the internal plastic pipes to the carb.as the original burnt through. in May 2017. Kit for replacement fuel lines cost £15.48 for 20ft x 4 sizes as it was fitted with two different ones. Not spent a penny on it since
weight about 7 kilograms= 15 lb
its done an ujnb elievable amount of work in the back garden with 4 huge oak trees shedding their stuff
No RS, I have not. My powerful leaf blower is electric and with several external power points all around my plot, the amply long lead allows good blowing to every corner of the plot. What I would like is a method of bagging up the leaves without stooping, but as yet I have not found anything suitable.
Justspent this morning servicing the small petrol engines on the chainsaw- hedgecutter and leaf blower. First was dealing with the air filters, some of which have never been touched same as a couple of spark plugs. Rather pleased with myself as they all start so much easier.
You don’t believe in regular maintenance then? I have always been under the impression that small engines need a service after every 10 or so hours of operation (or once a year if you don’t have a timer on them)
update
I honesty thought that this machine was due for the scrap heap. Could not get it started. So tinkered around with it and did the necessary pre start routine. that is removing the spark plug and giving it a couple of pulls on the chord to clean the carburettor etc and it started
Doesn’t a leaf blower just deposit the leaves somewhere else and as soon as the wind blows, they all come back?
I rake them up with my spring rake and bag em…They don’t usually climb out of the bin even when the wind blows…
. so took the cover off and the felt type filter wasn’t, more like cardboard. So a good soaking in petrol and then washed with soapy water- rinsed and dried between paper towels I keep in the workshop. weakend the fuel mix -reconnected spark plug.
