Weedeater starts, but won't stay running. 

homegarage i love your videos im 11 and i watch you at school and im lernd all my small engines from you thanks man!

I love this. I have an old Poulan that won't start. I have discovered that I like working on small machines in my older years. Thank you for your help 😊

Just bought the exact model for $20, the owner wanted $50 because he said he didn't want to mix the gas. I asked if it ran and he said yes but it might need some new fuel. When I went to check it out, he pulled it a few times and after that the starter pulley would not engage so I offered him $20 for it. Took it home, pulled it apart and found out the cogs that were supposed to engage the pulley were not springing back to their original position. Easy fix, dry graphite powder on the shafts so they spring back the way they're supposed to. After I got it started running on half choke it still didn't run properly on choke wide open. I realized it wasn't getting fuel as it needed. I then did a suck and blow test on the fuel cap - fail in both directions. I realized I had to pop out the sintered? valve in the fuel cap itself (looks like a tiny little pellet) by punching it out from the top. I spray the valve liberally with carb cleaner and replaced it. After that started it up and ran fairly normally until I worked out the old fuel/oil mixture in the system. It seems like that tiny little pellet of a thing was the cause of this brand new weedeater's downfall. Somehow it got clogged and just needed to be cleared. Replacing the cap would have been easy too, but I'm cheaper than that. Boom

That was a really good video. I always seat the H and L adjustment screws lightly because it also helps to remove any varnish that may be on the screw or seat. Also like you said it gives you a starting indication for final adjustment if no one has messed around with them. Thanks and I like a machine that runs great and hopefully starts good also.

I find carbs that are adjusted so they rev up quickly and run properly at full throttle are also very easy to start. I have found that very few people know to grease the gear head of a trimmer. Just remove the bolt that is located on the right side of the cast part of the gear head and fill the cavity with wheel bearing grease. Also, if the shaft of your trimmer comes apart into an upper and lower half, grease the drive shaft where the two ends meet inside the shaft.

It was the inlet screen!!! Thank you, your video helped me so I didn’t have to buy a new weed eater or pay for someone else to do it! Seems to be working better than ever!

I concur with easy to start otherwise I just get frustrated. Great repair on this little machine. Thanks for the videos.

Nice freebie. It really surprises me at the number of these that are discarded because of such simple problems. Shows that some people have more money than brains!!

..BTW, while I wouldn't waste my time on a trimmer like that, your easy-to-understand instructions to beginner DIY'ers are commendable..simple and easy to understand :) ..and, if you keep looking, you might find a cheap or free Stihl, Husqvarna, or Echo trimmer..yard sales, the local landfill, scrap yard..I've found them many places..often they just need fuel lines, fuel filter, and a $15.00 aftermarket carburetor to get them going again..minimal cost, AND, they ARE worth your time...use them yourself, or sell them for a profit.. :) it costs just as much to fix one of those cheap ones, and you'll never get your money back out of those...

You make every fix look easy! Great video 👍🏻

I would rather have a machine easy to start. Then I would set it down to warm up. Have good days!

I go with easy start myself also . A very nice find there my friend.

I knew this was the carb before I even watched this video. I've fixed 2 of these and honestly other than being underpowered ya can't beat them. I absolutely love these weed eaters. Gonna use the engine for a mini scooter. Also. Such a nice visually pleasing and thorough video as always. Big thumbs up.

My vote is also "Easy to Start". Good video.

Really appreciate your video's on fixing the issues with carburettors brilliant help to fixing some off my issues with my trimmers saved me money thanks mate 👍

Thank you very much for the Video!! 🎉. I'm going to give it a shot

Good vid! I have one of these. Haven't used it in a couple years. Gonna be fun!

Great video, hoping this video helps me get mine running smoothly, thanks so much

I agree with you and once again great job 👏

Great video and nice work on that trimmer!

Great video. Now I know a little more about these engines, and, hopefully, what is wrong should I encounter this situation. Your explanations are excellent. Thank you for making and posting this video. (I have a string trimmer & chain saw and it's awful when they won't start). Thank you again. tonyd\.

premiere Sounds good for a Weedeater ! Have a good one sir 🙏

Excellent disassembly.

The son-in-law got 2 exactly like this one but when I got both of them running years ago I couldn't get an adjusting tool kit so I ground off the carb housings with a burr in a Dremel so I could adjust them with needle nose pliers. I since got a kit and it went with both of those trimmers and the Echo convertible. And I guess you could say I hate a hard starting rig and that's why we both have battery jobs. Thanks and they ARE fine trimmers but there comes a time..................at least it did here. BLESSINGS!

The other thing is that if the spark plug is of the wrong type of plug the heat range is of most importantance if to hot engine is going to shut off after a certain time ..

easy to start, I returned that cheapo Craftman for that reason. I might've been able to adjust the carb but I did not have the right tools at the time. I do think this should've been addressed from factory since it was brand new, it did not give me confidence in the rest of the machine if they miss the basics as a tune.

well from my view it does depend really from 2 stroke engines or 4 stroke motors aka 2 cycle and 4 cycle and from my view 2 stroke has less parts which makes it nice to work on if you have the skill for it where 4 has more parts and takes time but delicacy and common sense is the key for when it comes to repair and rebuilding that motor etc.

Another good video!

I love watching your videos, every time I see a notification from your channel I instantly click on it and watch it

Nice pick up and repair job. Hope you can make a few bucks selling it. Cheers from a land down under.

For me i think the question of best performance when warm or good starting is a difficult one. I have a 4 stroke trimmer and it starts but you gotta run it for a solid 2 minutes or more before you can use it otherwise it will stall. Once it is warm though it is very powerful and can cut through anything you throw at it. Personally it isn’t a problem as I will start it and leave it idling while I empty the mower bag, and by the time I get a leaf bag out and empty the mower it’s usually almost all the way warmed up

I have one of these and there a mean unit . The engines are copy’s of a rc zenoah engine and they make good power .

To really not the feather lite brand, idk, the green just doesn’t do me any justice, that and i feel its a little heavier for my liking, now the echo string trimmers I think are a little lighter, i also feel like spending just a little more for a more quality trimmer it’s how i would go, but it really all comes don to personal preference and how your wallet speaks.

Had to put a new primer bulb on mine plus clean out that little screen it had broken down red primer bulb pieces in it

Ice got a can of starting fluid, I would choose the one that runs great, but hard to start

I just fixed my new one of that it runs like new now except it does need a clutch because it stays spinning even if you adjust the idler screw it spinning isn't a problem for me though plus i don't really like straight shafts but it works great for being a free weed eater i could tell no one ran mine much from the clean muffler I put other gas line on and had to drill out the filter line hole on the tank because i used what extra line i had laying around and put a new gas filter on these extra pieces went to a chainsaw but they work so didn't have that plastic nipple piece it doesn't really need it anyway for the lager line I reset the carburetor adjustments and then had to regap the spark plug someone else had it gapped out to far. I might shine up the piston head some time later on but I've got a ton of other small engines to work on for now might see if the original owner wants this back because i don't really need it it took me less than a hour to fix

Great video👍🙏👍🙏👍I rather have one easy to start.

Nice tip on clutch or no clutch on test run.

It may have a compression release accounting for the low compression readings. Change the oil and put a carb on it. Recheck compression with a drill first.

the needle and rocker arm are a pain in the butt to put back in trust me ive done it and its not fun lol

A hard starting machine usually has a scored out cylinder and piston

I seen people's reviews of this weed eater on Amazon and alot of people said they've had problems with the carburetor out of adjustment straight out of the box brand new so if i could I'd ask them why didn't they just adjust it then some said it's a bad product but i don't think it is I think they just don't know how to fix it themselves or they don't want to it's not hard to do with the right tools I don't even know how old the sst25 is

I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW WILD BADGER 52CC & IT STARTS JUST FINE BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT BOGGLES DOWN & I CANT FIND THE CARB ADJUSTMENT SCREWS ANYWHERE ...I ALSO HV AN OLDER HOMELITE WEED TRIMMER THAT DOES JUST ABT THE SAME THING ...HELP?

Those yellow tygon lines suck … I’ve put brand new Tygon lines on a trimmer and after 2 months of having fuel on them they stated cracking… now even on cheeper grade equipment I use oem echo/shindaiwa fuel line you can get all the sizes you need and they come in packs of 20 foot I order in bulk it was way worth it

If you are a person who can't afford to buy a new piece of equipment when it starts to give you trouble, then you should be able to diagnose your equipment according to how long you have that said piece of equipment.

Where do you get your variety supply of carb diaphragms? Nice video. Great job.

Tengo una dezbrozadora de esa marca, la nunero PL 200, no deja de girar.

Old video I no IV picked one up has compression and spark IV put fuel in carb still not start ?

I want to learn more

😅 ya no quiero repararla

How would you go about making the weed eater start easily AND work as new?

My trimmer dies if it's not primed every couple of seconds while running. Any ideas?

Heck of an office supply...

Did you ajust high speed till the point of rpm droping ?

What is the favourite website that has a free page

Goodnight, sorry about the late time, but is there a screw or bolt that holds the casing or piston block together?

Hey man i have one like this. I fixed it up with a new carburetor. And replaced the fuel lines and it’ll run but it will loose prime while running and then I’ll have to prime it back up to get it running again can you help me. Thank you

What website do you use to find free stuff?

Never seen a Featherlite with a angled head like that.

Hi! Love you vids! Inspired me to "borrow" my parents Weedeater Featherlite to see if I could fix. Primer bulb is toast. As are the diaphrams inside. Gas lines are shot too. Picked a bad one to try on as I can't seem to find the exact parts and not sure what is "close enough". It was built in 1997 and has a Walbro WA226 carb. I see kits on Amazon (canada and USA) that are close but don't mention my exact model. I think the model# is 530-049912. Do you have any idea what would work in my case?

That air filter is real bad . Part of it could be in carb.

My weed eater starts and it'll stay running for like 20 minutes and then it'll die and then won't start

I would want a easy starting machine, but not if it’s a Weed Eater. Can’t stand that make at all

..Those should be tossed in the dumpster the minute they come off the assembly line...

Way too complicated