Echo PB580T backpack blower
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I can't get the blower to fire at all. I bought it used. It has spark,compression 90 lbs,fuel. I even put gas in after taking the plug out. I also checked the muffler for a blocked spark arrester. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. The blower is only a year old.
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If you are using the correct compression tester with a Schraeder valve, then 90 psi is low for a 2- stroke. Pull the muffler and check condition of piston, rings, and cylinder.
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Probably been straight gassed. Check as Tiger suggests.
BTW the rule of thumb here is if the compression is below 100-110 psi it will not start. Need a tester with the correct Schrader valve at the end of hose at the cylinder; not at the gauge.
BTW the rule of thumb here is if the compression is below 100-110 psi it will not start. Need a tester with the correct Schrader valve at the end of hose at the cylinder; not at the gauge.
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Pull the plug and the crank start head and then rotate the motor by hand with the flywheel to see where the flywheel magnet meets the coil. It should be at top dead center as the magnet just meets the coil. If it is off by a little bit, the key is sheared.
Also try to start it with the muffler removed to make sure the muffler is not heavy with oil coking. You cannot see what is inside the muffler. I have had to heat a few mufflers with a torch red hot to burn them out before. Customers who make their own oil/fuel mix tend to get carried away with the oil.
If you can look in the muffler head hole and see piston scoring, it has been run on straight gas in most cases and will need a cylinder and piston kit.