Need help/advise on a blower

[mayday0017]

I currently have a Husquvarna 125b hand held gas powered blower. I bought it new from Lowes 3 or so years ago. I have always mixed the gas correctly and used premium fuel to help with ethonol problems.

Last season it started bogging from time to time after it warmed up. I typically could get everything done (10min) before it would die.

I went to use it a month or so ago and it started right up as it always has, then after about 15-20 seconds bogs and dies. Can start it back up but bogs and dies pretty much instantly. I replaced the fuel filer and fuel lines along with the primer bulb as I figured it was a good palce to start. But this didn't fix the blower, I did notice however that I could keep it running by constantly pushing the primer bulb.

So fast forward a couple weeks and I bought a new carb for it since they are cheap and these carb aren't to easy to clean. With new carb in it, it started right up and seemed like it was running better so put it back on shelf for a week. Pulled it out and went to use it again and it is acting the exact same as it was before.

Anyone have any suggestions on what else it could be?

Also thinking about grabbing a backpack style and just replacing this one. Anyone have good affordable recomendation? I only have a 1/4 acre city lot and don't use the blower much so don't need some high end commercial unt. But also want the thing to be reliable for longer then 2-3 years as well.

 

[rlitman]

So you replaced the carb, fuel lines, and filter...

Are you using fresh gas in it?

 

[lars]

I'm wondering if for your existing blower it might be the fuel cap.

If you're thinking about a backpack I'm a fan of RedMax units. As someone that ran them professionally for years I found them to be generally bulletproof.

I have a 1/3 ac. lot with a lot of trees. The one I have now is a Shindaiwa-badged Echo that I picked up off of ebay this year. It was too good of a deal to let go. Used ones can be really beat so be sure to inspect one carefully if you go that route.

 

[FMC1959]

Get a can of Seafoam and add s about 10% to your tank. Use it for at least 15-20 minutes; It will smoke a lot, but that is OK. Also, make sure you have decent gas, meaning relatively fresh, premium and either no Ethanol or if it does, 10% or less.

Winter storage, empty the gas completely, add a bit of TruFuel, let it run a couple of minutes, then store it with the Trufuel in the lines.

Your gas/oil mix, only use Synthetic oil. Anything that has different mixes on the label is not synthetic and over time will clog the spark arrestor, gum up the carb...etc. If you get something like Amsoil Sabre and use an 80-1 mix, you will be golden.

I have a backpack Echo as well as a handheld Echo (leave this one in vac mode),both are medium duty and have worked great for 6 years now. Echo, Husky, Stihl, Shindy...any of these will work great but they are all engines turning at very high RPM and need good gas maintenance (EPA is killing them) and winter storage.

 

[gungatim]

bad crank seal. gets hot and doesn't seal...

 

[marubadu]

My Stihl works awesome.

 

[rlitman]

My Stihl works awesome.

So does mine. But Husquvarna is a quality brand too.