klejeune
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I inherited an Echo PB-1000 Power Blower. It's an old model (pre 1994 I believe) without a primer bulb built into the carburator. I downloaded all the manuals from Echo-USA.com but the user manual only has the proper starting instructions for the later models with the primer bulb. What is the proper starting instructions for one without?
This was sitting for some time with old gas mix in it. I pulled it out from under a pile of junk and proceeded to choke, pull.. pull..pull.. cough cough, remove choke and pull.. pull and it tried to start. A couple more times of this procedure and it ran and idled pretty well. I got it home and got some new mix, which my local service center suggested the Stihl synth blend mix. Starts and idles better. I got a new plug last night, but haven't tried it yet today. I will at lunch.
How should I go about cleaning out the engine? I've seen some decarbonizer marketed by Stihl and some by Blaster, the makers of PB Blaster. What works for you?
Anyway, I've been wanting/needing a gas blower for a while now so this will work for me. I just wish I didn't get it the way I did. I miss my cousin...
This was sitting for some time with old gas mix in it. I pulled it out from under a pile of junk and proceeded to choke, pull.. pull..pull.. cough cough, remove choke and pull.. pull and it tried to start. A couple more times of this procedure and it ran and idled pretty well. I got it home and got some new mix, which my local service center suggested the Stihl synth blend mix. Starts and idles better. I got a new plug last night, but haven't tried it yet today. I will at lunch.
How should I go about cleaning out the engine? I've seen some decarbonizer marketed by Stihl and some by Blaster, the makers of PB Blaster. What works for you?
Anyway, I've been wanting/needing a gas blower for a while now so this will work for me. I just wish I didn't get it the way I did. I miss my cousin...