Thanks much appreciated this is the best video I have found yet on this subject lots of searching and everyone has videos telling you the same old shit about the plug and where it's at but nobody shows how to tune it people know the plug trick cause everyone and there brother has made videos on it like it's some top secret and there ain't 1,000 other attention seekers videos on it.thanks again for the much needed and helpful video
Thank you much kind sir!! our weed eater was doing the bogging down thing...it wouldn't stay running... so my boyfriend bought a replacement carburetor and it still did the same thing... he came in all defeated and frustrated... We did one Google search & found your video and watched it ... took it back apart and removed the little brass piece that was preventing our success and now it works like a champ thank you very much! Some heroes don't wear capes! :-)
Have 7 echo sticks tuned up every part the kit comes with, cleaned mufflers and spark arrestors . thought i needed a SPECIALITY TOOL. now they will all run right again thank the lord for this guy
I found an Echo GT 225 in the neighborhood trash. Looked brand new. Got it running, pretty good, but the high end was lousy. Saw this video and adjusted via it. Runs great for the price. $0.00 Thank you!
Thanks for this detailed explanation. My new (year old) Echo 266 trimmer had never run well and I had no idea where this adjustment screw was. So despite your fine CYA advice to leave it the hell alone, I made the adjustment after throwing the little brass jobber-do away. I am writing from the cell which had been reserved for a politician, but my trimmer now runs great! I hear it outside the prison wall, trimming away like a champ.
Sorry to hear of your incarceration but having a trimmer that is running properly is definitely the upside. Please understand that cells can be shared and you might shortly have company. Please subscribe if you haven't already as I will be making a video on how to legally break out of prison.
Finally First video I watch someone showing how adjust a echo carburetor step by step, thanks for the video. Others just told you instructions, congratulations....
My Echo GT-225 had been bogging down over last year and this year it would simply cut out (shut off) when applying throttle. This saved me a trip and #'s for repair. Thank you so much. I ended up drilling the plug in the core then was able to pry the outer circle of it out very easily.
@@ThisTimeTheWorld If you're asking me, no. I followed this video step by step but the brass plug did not come out as easily as in this video. I had to drill it out. Good luck with your fix
Thank you thank you so much. Your step by step clip help a lot. My weed eater was not starting at all. After I was done following your clip, was off to weed eating. Gracious sinyor
This was much appreciated and worked fantastic. I had just replaced the fuel lines and pump and couldn’t figure out for the life of me what was going on. Your comment about the weather (it’s been well over 100 in Texas) and how that piece needed to come out was spot on. Just knocked out the yard and much thanks!
I just did the same thing to my neighbor's Echo string trimmer Saturday. It had barely any power and needed the carb passages cleaned out anyway from sitting for 2 years with ethanol gas. After the clean out It still needed the main jet adjusted richer. I adjusted the needle out until it was too rich and was not running clean, then back in until it ran strong. Happy neighbor. I've done this to my Echo edger, Stihl Chain saw and leaf blower. thanks for the video.
damn dude, that was good stuff right there, nobody else is telling these secrets. i just changed out my carburetor and as soon as i started it it was running like it was full throttle, now i'm going to fix it asap.
3 year old Echo 266 weed whacker randomly bogged down after cleaning the carb day prior. This is the first thing I tried and it runs better than it ever has. I had to drill the brass piece out. Thank you sir
I have a 12 year old GT225 and just recently have throttle issues, cleaned out exhaust and replaced carburetor but was still having the same issue. Your advice made the difference for a smooth and steady run even at full throttle. Thanks a million! Saved me some serious $$$ and hopefully have thus Echo going for another 12 years. (🤞🏼) Blessings
I did this procedure yesterday on my echo srm222 trimmer (Perth , Western Australia) and it made a significant improvement to the max revs which had dipped recently . Thanks heaps .
Thank you for showing me that there IS a PLUG! I thought that I was just without any ability to make it more fuel efficient! I think you just helped lower the carbon footprint AND kept millions of carburetors out of the landfills!!! 🌎✌🏼
Thank you. I had to drill out the brass cap. This saved me so much trouble. Thought I was going to have to buy a new trimmer, or at least a new carburetor.
Awesome information for us DIY r's left in the world. Its too bad Dads don't work on lawn mowers anymore or pass Vidal mechanical knowledge anymore. Thanks Bear.. God bless you
Bear. This was the BEST Video on the adjustment and fine tune up of the carburetor on UA-cam. If someone can’t follow your Excellent instructions then they need to just take it to the shop. I never touched my carb before and I did it in 15 mins. Thanks Again Bear.
Fantastic video awesome thank you so much for actually getting to the point and not taking forever to make the point There are so many videos online are such a waste of time this one is not thank you very much for sending this out to us it's nice to know that there is some sanity left in the world on how to just get shit done😅
for those having trouble getting the cap out, I used a very small drill bit to pop a hole in the plastic cap inside the small brass piece. After i broke through, it all popped out with the bit
Thanks, Bear, this was incredibly helpful. I had taken off the carb of my Echo trimmer, cleaned it completely, and the thing still ran lousy. I had seen the brass plug and didn't know what it was, and not seeing an adjusting screw I figured there wasn't one. Removing the plug was tough, but once I could get to the screw, wow, the trimmer works again. Also, it's worth noting the throttle should be re-attached to the carb before it's reinstalled. Ask me how I learned that...
Hey bear this is MJ from Riverside California I have a small repair shop that I kind of do because I enjoy working on small engines. I just want to thank you I've never known how to adjust that now I do and your help me out a lot I wish I could do something to help you out. But looks like you got your shit going on. I wish you the best for your family your business and your prosperity and the New Year 2021 m j Riverside mobile lawn equipment repair.
MJ, thanks for the kind words and I was glad this was able to help you out. There are links in the description that you can use to help support the channel. Subscribing, liking, Patreon or just using the Amazon links to purchase anything on Amazon helps the channel. We have a coupe of other videos on small engines, Please check them out.
@@BearsWorkshop Hey bear I don't see them could you send me a picture I be happy to support your business. I just came across your video your very helpful that I would like to contribute somehow. For your success.
I do like the video and I am always learning, but, you do not need to remove the carburetor. FIRST, remove all of the fuel including the primer bulb fuel. I heat up a easy out that fits snug into the black plastic insert until its red hot. I then carefully push it into the black plug and let it cool down. Then I pull the easy out straight out and the black plug comes right out. The screw is then right in view for the adjustment. 3 minutes tops if you cool down the easy out with a water squirt bottle. I have done this multiple times with Echo equipment and it works every time.
That adjustment screw is for high speed only. There is another similarly plugged adjusting screw (on many models) down inside the center of the plastic plate that rotates when squeezing the trigger and it allows adjustment of the low speed mixture. As this video is 4 years old, I suspect no one will read this.
Thanks, I learned something new about Echo. My machine is 4 years old. After a new carb., fuel lines , spark plug and fresh fuel mix . I cannot get it to rev up like it should.
Do you answer questions about this trimmer? If you do, I replace the carburetor. I thought I had the gas line connected wrong, so I reversed the 2 hoses, but some problem. No gas to the carb
I have an echo 8010 leaf blower and it ran before I changed the carburetor but was very rough, then I bought a carburetor that wasn’t lemon and now I can’t get it to start without starting fluid and it will barely run for a few seconds and die. I put new fuel lines and filter and I made sure the lines were on correctly. It seems like the fuel mixture is off but I don’t know for sure because I can’t get it to run long enough to tell. I heard that rule of thumb is turn it 11/4 turn counter clockwise to get started. Anything you can tell me would be much appreciated
I'll probably be doing this, I watched a few videos, yours had the best step by step instructions. I have an Echo GT-225 and the stupid thing has never run right. This year she won't stay running, being over 8 years old I ordered a replacement carb with other components to get her back up and running. Knowing the way they adjust the carbs from default it is a guarantee you'll need to adjust it.
I’ve ordered them in the past to try them with the thought that the other parts that come with them will make it worth it if the carb doesn’t work. Most often the carb doesn’t work. The oem is worth it. Try ereplacements.com or partstree.com for the right stuff.
Bear's Workshop Thank you sir! I’ll probably give it a try, and definitely try to clean my original carb out if that’s the case before ordering a new oem carb then. The only reason I did was it had great reviews, and for the price I said what the hell
Chinese aftermarket, Zama type, I have two identical for echo trimmer, neither carb will tune in and run as the original. So I have been trying to figure out why. Opened all for a look at each of the metering system. Found that both aftermarket had a different needle fulcrum arm setting compared to the factory OEM. OEM was set level to the height of the metering gasket, both aftermarket were above the gasket at different setting each. The aftermarket both ran extremely rich even after turning the main jet needle all the way closed. Then attempted to close the low speed idle needle to see if that would reduce the fuel as the two jets are the fuel entry points. I was able to make it idle by turning the set screw for opening the barrel more and closing the needle to some point of equilibrium. Then fine tuned the high speed main jet at wide open to get its best run out. End result was still not optimum. The high end would momentarily switch between a smooth high rpm then drop back to a to rich stumble lower rpm. These switches lasting only around a second each. The second aftermarket I attempted setting the meter arm at a position slightly lower than body level hoping that this would reduce the amount of fuel. Well it did just that but then could not get enough fuel for idle and no matter the idle speed set it would die. So I set it back to level with the body and it functioned as the first one after setting the needles. My conclusion is the fuel passages, needle closure points are just to large, on the main, compared to a high quality factory Zama.
I didn't remove the brass piece on my echo srm210, however there was a plastic camp on the inside of that piece of grass that I had to remove when I replaced the carburetor diaphragms and I can see the screw in there that's how I tuned mine. Also on my low speed needle valve on the top of the carburetor there was a black plastic cap in there as well that I had to remove and I've been able to retune my carburetor does brass piece on the back on my high speed needle valve really need that brass piece to be gone
Little trick use a phillips screw as a easy out and pry out. Also I use a digital rpm gauge to get max power taught us that at echo class I went to years ago.
Off to the races. 🏁 "gentlemen, turn on your engines" 🏁 LOL...thanks. I have an Echo blower that needs an adjustment, probably same engine & carb. 👍 Very Helpful
I’m trying to adjust my arm 266 and have two adjusting screws, one below the purge bubble and one on top. I have tried everything I know and still can’t adjust. Should I adjust the idle screw.
I have a old echo pb200 blower.i purchased a carb offline.it has access to both the high and low speed screws.when I attempt to adjust the low speed screw.where it seems it should be set the blower starts smoking like it's running to rich.so then I lean it out some.what I noticed is I'm able to start the blower with no choke.the primer bulb seems to be functioning the way it should.it also will run with the choke on when the engine is hot.what iam doing wrong?thanks
Do you adjust the same screw if your idle is cutting out? I replaced the carb last year and it works, but the top end is to low. Now I replaced split fuel lines , vent, and fuel filter and I can't get it to stay running at idle for more than a few seconds after priming. I'm thinking it's getting to much air or just using up the fuel in the engine and not pulling more.
Thanks or the good video, i got my 225 sounding like its at peak rpm. If this isnt done correctly can the engine burn up from high speed needle adjustment?
Have had mine apart several times cannot get plug out still trying. Is it easier to pry out or should I find a screw to tap it out. Have had the carb out several times now bulb and new fuel kit from echo not filling bulb when pressing sounds like air seeping as it’s depressed. Could the gasket behind it be causing this if it is on backwards? Good video.
Good video, you should have told them about the hidden high speed adjustment screw on top in the center of the barrel shaft nut. It's needed to maximize tuning
Wasn't that the screw he was adjusting? Isn't the high speed screw typically adjusted with the engine under load like he demonstrated or was that just a mistype and you meant the hidden "low" speed adjustment screw that's set while engine idles? Cuz now I'm a bit confused.
One video indicated finding the sweet spot by going back and forth between both screws a few times, listening/adjusting as you go, as in this video, so both adjustments are optimal, in accord with Pulliam's Law.
My GT 225 is a couple years old and has always started easily and has run great. This year, it ran rough and was hard to start. Almost like it was not getting fuel (the bulb would not fill). I disassembled the carb, cleaned the clunk and fuel lines and it ran better but often bogged down after a short while. Sounds like I need a carb adjustment, as well. Do you agree? Should I be looking at something else. I'll give your advice a try before I buy a new carb.
This is probably a long shot but I live in hope! I have problems with my hedge trimmer carb. I cannot find anyway of adjusting the carb. It’s a German motor and the carb is a SK-C26LE/SA. Can you help me? Have you ever heard of it?🤣
Thanks for this video! I just replaced the carburetor on my echo srm 225 trimmer and the factory setting is just shy of being right. I'll be doing this in the morning. Subscribed!
Get the screw back in there. I would try going in all the way till you hit resistance then back it out 1 turn and try and start and then keep going to till it starts.
Good Video. When you open it up to remove the brass plug, the Carb. Screen is there too and should be cleaned. That also might be why the machine isn't running right.
I had the bogging down problem with SRM-225. Would start, idle, and die when I pulled the throttle. I saw a few other videos before this, but I think this video was the best description of the process. My carb is running rich now and we’re back to slice ‘n’ dicing speeds without boggy death. FWIW-I’m not a fan of fast-forward work because I like to see every step, but that’s how I learn. Maybe you could post zoomed regular-speed videos in a playlist for beginners as an accoutrement(you already have the content, why not offer variety for different audiences?). I will reply with the results of field trials of my carb adjustment after I go hack down the jungle that has grown while my trimmer has been out of commission. Thanks Bear!
Nice video! What is it when the primer doesnt want to fill with gas? Just replaced primer bulb. Since it doesnt fill with gas, it has a hard time retracting.
That is usually a clog in the fuel line. Change the filter first. If you don’t have one just take it off to see if that fixes the problem. Sometimes a dirty carb can also cause that. Good cleaning is where to start.
Also if you can take the carb off with no lines attached and hit the bubble. If no lines are attached and you still have the same problem then it is the carb. If the problem goes away then it is the lines.
I think this is what I'm looking for, but can not find my exact issue anywhere on the net. My Echo GT-225 is a few years old. Recently I noticed that the head runs REALLY fast in relation to how much throttle I give it. The best way I can describe it, is it's running too fast and when I release the throttle the head keeps spinning (on idle?) for anywhere from a couple to 5+ seconds. It seems like it's using way too much fuel as well, so I think a carb adjustment is in my future. I will try this and also adjust the screw counter clockwise to see if that helps. While it's gotten a little warmer here, I don't have any altitude issues. Do these things just need to be adjusted over the years?
Yes the do need adjusted over the years. The head is supposed to spin very fast and will take a few seconds when you go back to idle. You might want to adjust the idle screw or but depending on what you have.
Thanks much appreciated this is the best video I have found yet on this subject lots of searching and everyone has videos telling you the same old shit about the plug and where it's at but nobody shows how to tune it people know the plug trick cause everyone and there brother has made videos on it like it's some top secret and there ain't 1,000 other attention seekers videos on it.thanks again for the much needed and helpful video
Thanks for the kudos. Glad I could help.
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@@BearsWorkshop how many turns does the adjusting screw take please ..
I thought you can adjust the carburetor with just the brass piece just by removing the black plastic plug?
Thank you much kind sir!! our weed eater was doing the bogging down thing...it wouldn't stay running... so my boyfriend bought a replacement carburetor and it still did the same thing... he came in all defeated and frustrated... We did one Google search & found your video and watched it ... took it back apart and removed the little brass piece that was preventing our success and now it works like a champ thank you very much! Some heroes don't wear capes! :-)
Glad we could help.
Have 7 echo sticks tuned up every part the kit comes with, cleaned mufflers and spark arrestors . thought i needed a SPECIALITY TOOL. now they will all run right again thank the lord for this guy
I found an Echo GT 225 in the neighborhood trash. Looked brand new. Got it running, pretty good, but the high end was lousy. Saw this video and adjusted via it. Runs great for the price. $0.00 Thank you!
Thanks for this detailed explanation. My new (year old) Echo 266 trimmer had never run well and I had no idea where this adjustment screw was. So despite your fine CYA advice to leave it the hell alone, I made the adjustment after throwing the little brass jobber-do away. I am writing from the cell which had been reserved for a politician, but my trimmer now runs great! I hear it outside the prison wall, trimming away like a champ.
Sorry to hear of your incarceration but having a trimmer that is running properly is definitely the upside. Please understand that cells can be shared and you might shortly have company. Please subscribe if you haven't already as I will be making a video on how to legally break out of prison.
Definitely the best, no bs, thorough video Ive seen. No wasted time, straight and to the point. I subscribed. Many thanks.
Thank you. Appreciate it.
Damn EPA and their brass plugs. Once I drilled it out, adjustment made my blower run like a clock. Thanks for the video, well done
Finally First video I watch someone showing how adjust a echo carburetor step by step, thanks for the video. Others just told you instructions, congratulations....
Cool, thanks!
I am about to install a new carburetor on my Echo weed eater. This video is quite helpful with the installation of the kit.
My Echo GT-225 had been bogging down over last year and this year it would simply cut out (shut off) when applying throttle. This saved me a trip and #'s for repair. Thank you so much. I ended up drilling the plug in the core then was able to pry the outer circle of it out very easily.
Thanks for sharing. I am glad this helped you out.
I had to drill my brass plug out too, it was not easy getting the brass plug out, but it sure did help out a lot
I bought a new carb because mine was doing same thing. New carb still ran off, THEN I found out there was a hidden adjustment...lol
Was the exhaust port clogged?
@@ThisTimeTheWorld If you're asking me, no. I followed this video step by step but the brass plug did not come out as easily as in this video. I had to drill it out. Good luck with your fix
Thank you thank you so much.
Your step by step clip help a lot. My weed eater was not starting at all. After I was done following your clip, was off to weed eating.
Gracious sinyor
This was much appreciated and worked fantastic. I had just replaced the fuel lines and pump and couldn’t figure out for the life of me what was going on. Your comment about the weather (it’s been well over 100 in Texas) and how that piece needed to come out was spot on. Just knocked out the yard and much thanks!
Installed a new carb and it kept bogging down under throttle. This fixed it. Thanks!
I mean it does way in the manual if your above a certain elevation you might have to pay someone to tune your carb lol...
I just did the same thing to my neighbor's Echo string trimmer Saturday. It had barely any power and needed the carb passages cleaned out anyway from sitting for 2 years with ethanol gas. After the clean out It still needed the main jet adjusted richer. I adjusted the needle out until it was too rich and was not running clean, then back in until it ran strong. Happy neighbor. I've done this to my Echo edger, Stihl Chain saw and leaf blower. thanks for the video.
Nice work!
Clear instructions and great camera work to see the details of how to do it. Great work and very helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. I’ve never adjusted any sort of carburetor and this was easier then I thought. I appreciate it
I was getting ready to buy a new carb because mine wouldn't run off of choke. This fix made mine like new again. Thanks man great video!
No problem, thanks for watching!
I fixed mine this morning
damn dude, that was good stuff right there, nobody else is telling these secrets. i just changed out my carburetor and as soon as i started it it was running like it was full throttle, now i'm going to fix it asap.
3 year old Echo 266 weed whacker randomly bogged down after cleaning the carb day prior. This is the first thing I tried and it runs better than it ever has. I had to drill the brass piece out. Thank you sir
Thanks friend. I just bought 3 of these and 2 are all choked out. I’m sending this to shop mechanic
This is the best explanation on this area. Thank you.
I have a 12 year old GT225 and just recently have throttle issues, cleaned out exhaust and replaced carburetor but was still having the same issue. Your advice made the difference for a smooth and steady run even at full throttle. Thanks a million! Saved me some serious $$$ and hopefully have thus Echo going for another 12 years. (🤞🏼) Blessings
I did this procedure yesterday on my echo srm222 trimmer (Perth , Western Australia) and it made a significant improvement to the max revs which had dipped recently . Thanks heaps .
Clean the exhaust port
Thank you for showing me that there IS a PLUG! I thought that I was just without any ability to make it more fuel efficient! I think you just helped lower the carbon footprint AND kept millions of carburetors out of the landfills!!!
🌎✌🏼
This video is exactly what I need. I will do this first thing tomorrow! THANKS!!
The best 👌 straight forward video I have yet to view.
Wow!
Just yesterday I was looking for a adjuster on my echo....
I knew there had to b a way to adjust my throttle!!!
Thank a million bro!
Glad I could help.
Great information. Thanks for posting!
Thank you. I had to drill out the brass cap. This saved me so much trouble. Thought I was going to have to buy a new trimmer, or at least a new carburetor.
Best video about adjusting the Echo carb.
Thank you!
Agree, earned a like a subscribe here
Awesome information for us DIY r's left in the world. Its too bad Dads don't work on lawn mowers anymore or pass Vidal mechanical knowledge anymore. Thanks Bear.. God bless you
Thanks 👍
FYI before you do that, check your exhaust screen to see if it is plugged but this video was WONDERFUL. (I love learning)
by far the best explanation and presentation on how to adjust the echo. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you. Appreciate your comment.
Bear. This was the BEST Video on the adjustment and fine tune up of the carburetor on UA-cam. If someone can’t follow your Excellent instructions then they need to just take it to the shop. I never touched my carb before and I did it in 15 mins. Thanks Again Bear.
Thank you Steve!
Fantastic video awesome thank you so much for actually getting to the point and not taking forever to make the point There are so many videos online are such a waste of time this one is not thank you very much for sending this out to us it's nice to know that there is some sanity left in the world on how to just get shit done😅
thank you Bear ....shop looks great
I'm a diesel mechanic that is a very impressive Saw shop I love the cubby shelf
for those having trouble getting the cap out, I used a very small drill bit to pop a hole in the plastic cap inside the small brass piece. After i broke through, it all popped out with the bit
Do they have those plugs on jet airliners also?
Thanks, Bear, this was incredibly helpful. I had taken off the carb of my Echo trimmer, cleaned it completely, and the thing still ran lousy. I had seen the brass plug and didn't know what it was, and not seeing an adjusting screw I figured there wasn't one. Removing the plug was tough, but once I could get to the screw, wow, the trimmer works again. Also, it's worth noting the throttle should be re-attached to the carb before it's reinstalled. Ask me how I learned that...
Glad it worked out for you.
Awesome video! Helps much appreciated.
Hey bear this is MJ from Riverside California I have a small repair shop that I kind of do because I enjoy working on small engines. I just want to thank you I've never known how to adjust that now I do and your help me out a lot I wish I could do something to help you out. But looks like you got your shit going on. I wish you the best for your family your business and your prosperity and the New Year 2021 m j Riverside mobile lawn equipment repair.
MJ, thanks for the kind words and I was glad this was able to help you out. There are links in the description that you can use to help support the channel. Subscribing, liking, Patreon or just using the Amazon links to purchase anything on Amazon helps the channel. We have a coupe of other videos on small engines, Please check them out.
@@BearsWorkshop Hey bear I don't see them could you send me a picture I be happy to support your business. I just came across your video your very helpful that I would like to contribute somehow. For your success.
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Very nice video man!!!!!
Appreciate it!
I do like the video and I am always learning, but, you do not need to remove the carburetor. FIRST, remove all of the fuel including the primer bulb fuel. I heat up a easy out that fits snug into the black plastic insert until its red hot. I then carefully push it into the black plug and let it cool down. Then I pull the easy out straight out and the black plug comes right out. The screw is then right in view for the adjustment. 3 minutes tops if you cool down the easy out with a water squirt bottle. I have done this multiple times with Echo equipment and it works every time.
Great job. Mine is running like new now.
Very helpful straight forward video. Thanks.
Thank you.
That adjustment screw is for high speed only. There is another similarly plugged adjusting screw (on many models) down inside the center of the plastic plate that rotates when squeezing the trigger and it allows adjustment of the low speed mixture. As this video is 4 years old, I suspect no one will read this.
Yes someone read it😂. You just solved my problem after days of searching. Thank you.
from now on I'm gonna take out the brass ring before I install a new carb, thanks
Any tips for getting that cap out? I’ve used pliers, screw drivers, and a drill bit… no dice
What about adjusting both high and low? Will this work on an Echo SRM-3020 weed trimmer?
Excellent tutorial. Thanks!
How many turns from stop does the low and high speed screws need?
'Don't mess with the emissions' I may or may not have laughed out loud.
This actually made it burn cleaner and pollute less - - and FAR less than scrapping the trimmer and buying a new one.
Thanks, I learned something new about Echo. My machine is 4 years old. After a new carb., fuel lines , spark plug and fresh fuel mix . I cannot get it to rev up like it should.
Do you answer questions about this trimmer? If you do, I replace the carburetor. I thought I had the gas line connected wrong, so I reversed the 2 hoses, but some problem. No gas to the carb
If boggs down under load, does that mean too rich? Have an echo long arm tree saw
I have an echo 8010 leaf blower and it ran before I changed the carburetor but was very rough, then I bought a carburetor that wasn’t lemon and now I can’t get it to start without starting fluid and it will barely run for a few seconds and die. I put new fuel lines and filter and I made sure the lines were on correctly. It seems like the fuel mixture is off but I don’t know for sure because I can’t get it to run long enough to tell. I heard that rule of thumb is turn it 11/4 turn counter clockwise to get started. Anything you can tell me would be much appreciated
Would a carb adjustment help with it spitting oil out the exhaust?
I'll probably be doing this, I watched a few videos, yours had the best step by step instructions. I have an Echo GT-225 and the stupid thing has never run right. This year she won't stay running, being over 8 years old I ordered a replacement carb with other components to get her back up and running. Knowing the way they adjust the carbs from default it is a guarantee you'll need to adjust it.
I hope you ordered an oem carb. The cheap $15 ones on amazon and eBay are junk.
Bear's Workshop Yeah that’s pretty much what I ordered. I guess I’ll need to try cleaning mine then.
I’ve ordered them in the past to try them with the thought that the other parts that come with them will make it worth it if the carb doesn’t work. Most often the carb doesn’t work. The oem is worth it. Try ereplacements.com or partstree.com for the right stuff.
Bear's Workshop Thank you sir! I’ll probably give it a try, and definitely try to clean my original carb out if that’s the case before ordering a new oem carb then. The only reason I did was it had great reviews, and for the price I said what the hell
Great Video. Do you by any chance know what Echo's recommended RPM' is at full throttle and idle? Thanks Again
Good video and good information
Chinese aftermarket, Zama type, I have two identical for echo trimmer, neither carb will tune in and run as the original. So I have been trying to figure out why. Opened all for a look at each of the metering system. Found that both aftermarket had a different needle fulcrum arm setting compared to the factory OEM. OEM was set level to the height of the metering gasket, both aftermarket were above the gasket at different setting each. The aftermarket both ran extremely rich even after turning the main jet needle all the way closed. Then attempted to close the low speed idle needle to see if that would reduce the fuel as the two jets are the fuel entry points. I was able to make it idle by turning the set screw for opening the barrel more and closing the needle to some point of equilibrium. Then fine tuned the high speed main jet at wide open to get its best run out. End result was still not optimum. The high end would momentarily switch between a smooth high rpm then drop back to a to rich stumble lower rpm. These switches lasting only around a second each.
The second aftermarket I attempted setting the meter arm at a position slightly lower than body level hoping that this would reduce the amount of fuel. Well it did just that but then could not get enough fuel for idle and no matter the idle speed set it would die. So I set it back to level with the body and it functioned as the first one after setting the needles. My conclusion is the fuel passages, needle closure points are just to large, on the main, compared to a high quality factory Zama.
This is really good to know as this indicates WHY I'm facing my hopeless situation. A leg up on mechanics is always welcome.
I didn't remove the brass piece on my echo srm210, however there was a plastic camp on the inside of that piece of grass that I had to remove when I replaced the carburetor diaphragms and I can see the screw in there that's how I tuned mine. Also on my low speed needle valve on the top of the carburetor there was a black plastic cap in there as well that I had to remove and I've been able to retune my carburetor does brass piece on the back on my high speed needle valve really need that brass piece to be gone
Is this a run on sentence or what?
Little trick use a phillips screw as a easy out and pry out. Also I use a digital rpm gauge to get max power taught us that at echo class I went to years ago.
helpful as always and easy to follow, thank you
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Thanks! Very informative.
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Off to the races. 🏁 "gentlemen, turn on your engines" 🏁 LOL...thanks. I have an Echo blower that needs an adjustment, probably same engine & carb. 👍 Very Helpful
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Well done video, I have an echo gas blower, wasn't running changed carburetor, I need to do more investigating
I’m trying to adjust my arm 266 and have two adjusting screws, one below the purge bubble and one on top. I have tried everything I know and still can’t adjust. Should I adjust the idle screw.
Excellent instruction. Thank you very much.
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Brilliant explanation and demo. Thank you!
I have a old echo pb200 blower.i purchased a carb offline.it has access to both the high and low speed screws.when I attempt to adjust the low speed screw.where it seems it should be set the blower starts smoking like it's running to rich.so then I lean it out some.what I noticed is I'm able to start the blower with no choke.the primer bulb seems to be functioning the way it should.it also will run with the choke on when the engine is hot.what iam doing wrong?thanks
Thank You very much! I just fixed my hedge trimmer that was bogging down. Runs like new
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Helpful but what about the low end screw on the throttle arm?
@@cliffordvancooney99 Are you referring to the idle adjustment screw?
Bear's Workshop thanks man great vid
My echo idles fine and goes to full throttle, but it bogs at 1/4-1/2 throttle. I’m stumped. I’m probably going to just buy a new carb.
How many hidden adjustment screws are they
excellent video, thanks!
Thanks a lot. Now I can do myself.
Do you adjust the same screw if your idle is cutting out? I replaced the carb last year and it works, but the top end is to low. Now I replaced split fuel lines , vent, and fuel filter and I can't get it to stay running at idle for more than a few seconds after priming. I'm thinking it's getting to much air or just using up the fuel in the engine and not pulling more.
Thanks or the good video, i got my 225 sounding like its at peak rpm. If this isnt done correctly can the engine burn up from high speed needle adjustment?
RPM isn't the most important. Can it pull hardest (rotate the shaft with maximum output) under load?
@@ThisTimeTheWorld its 24 years old now and has been running just like new for almost a year!
Hey brother, great detail. Thank you much!!
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Have had mine apart several times cannot get plug out still trying. Is it easier to pry out or should I find a screw to tap it out. Have had the carb out several times now bulb and new fuel kit from echo not filling bulb when pressing sounds like air seeping as it’s depressed. Could the gasket behind it be causing this if it is on backwards? Good video.
Put something sharp like an awl into it and then pry it out.
Good video, you should have told them about the hidden high speed adjustment screw on top in the center of the barrel shaft nut. It's needed to maximize tuning
Wasn't that the screw he was adjusting? Isn't the high speed screw typically adjusted with the engine under load like he demonstrated or was that just a mistype and you meant the hidden "low" speed adjustment screw that's set while engine idles? Cuz now I'm a bit confused.
@@KB-ie7jr there are 2 hidden screws on that carburetor
@@brianpulliam47 well how about you tell us Mr. Pulliam.
That's the low speed adjustment. Not the high speed
One video indicated finding the sweet spot by going back and forth between both screws a few times, listening/adjusting as you go, as in this video, so both adjustments are optimal, in accord with Pulliam's Law.
Thanks Bear !
Great video thank you!
My GT 225 is a couple years old and has always started easily and has run great. This year, it ran rough and was hard to start. Almost like it was not getting fuel (the bulb would not fill). I disassembled the carb, cleaned the clunk and fuel lines and it ran better but often bogged down after a short while. Sounds like I need a carb adjustment, as well. Do you agree? Should I be looking at something else. I'll give your advice a try before I buy a new carb.
Adjust the carb first. Then also check compression.
This is probably a long shot but I live in hope! I have problems with my hedge trimmer carb. I cannot find anyway of adjusting the carb. It’s a German motor and the carb is a SK-C26LE/SA. Can you help me? Have you ever heard of it?🤣
Thanks for this video! I just replaced the carburetor on my echo srm 225 trimmer and the factory setting is just shy of being right. I'll be doing this in the morning.
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What about the SRM-2620? Same thing?
I am not 100% sure but mostly sure that this will work for the 2620.
Your not to shabby very good video. 👍
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Good video but you didn't show where to put the screwdriver into.
It looked like you were putting it between the fuel lines but not sure.
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I removed the mixture screw all together to clean the carb. How do I do the initial adjustment to get the unit to start?
Get the screw back in there. I would try going in all the way till you hit resistance then back it out 1 turn and try and start and then keep going to till it starts.
@@BearsWorkshop Thank you sir. I got it running
Good Video. When you open it up to remove the brass plug, the Carb. Screen is there too and should be cleaned. That also might be why the machine isn't running right.
Excellent video, thanks for not adding a bunch of cute BS and getting down to brass tax.earned a follower for certain.
Much appreciated!
I had the bogging down problem with SRM-225. Would start, idle, and die when I pulled the throttle. I saw a few other videos before this, but I think this video was the best description of the process.
My carb is running rich now and we’re back to slice ‘n’ dicing speeds without boggy death.
FWIW-I’m not a fan of fast-forward work because I like to see every step, but that’s how I learn. Maybe you could post zoomed regular-speed videos in a playlist for beginners as an accoutrement(you already have the content, why not offer variety for different audiences?).
I will reply with the results of field trials of my carb adjustment after I go hack down the jungle that has grown while my trimmer has been out of commission.
Thanks Bear!
Nice video! What is it when the primer doesnt want to fill with gas? Just replaced primer bulb. Since it doesnt fill with gas, it has a hard time retracting.
That is usually a clog in the fuel line. Change the filter first. If you don’t have one just take it off to see if that fixes the problem. Sometimes a dirty carb can also cause that. Good cleaning is where to start.
@@BearsWorkshop I just finished taking it apart and sprayed with brake cleaner. Checked fuel lines and put back. Still the same problem wont start.
The fuel line going back to the fuel tank also needs to be clear. If not that I would still think that there is something in the carb.
Also if you can take the carb off with no lines attached and hit the bubble. If no lines are attached and you still have the same problem then it is the carb. If the problem goes away then it is the lines.
@@BearsWorkshop ok it shoots gas from one end but it looks like it doesn't suck it up on fuel filter line. It shoots very little from one side.
I think this is what I'm looking for, but can not find my exact issue anywhere on the net. My Echo GT-225 is a few years old. Recently I noticed that the head runs REALLY fast in relation to how much throttle I give it. The best way I can describe it, is it's running too fast and when I release the throttle the head keeps spinning (on idle?) for anywhere from a couple to 5+ seconds. It seems like it's using way too much fuel as well, so I think a carb adjustment is in my future. I will try this and also adjust the screw counter clockwise to see if that helps. While it's gotten a little warmer here, I don't have any altitude issues. Do these things just need to be adjusted over the years?
Yes the do need adjusted over the years. The head is supposed to spin very fast and will take a few seconds when you go back to idle. You might want to adjust the idle screw or but depending on what you have.
@@BearsWorkshop Thanks for the reply, brotha! Will try dialing it back a bit.
Removing the plug. Does it void out the warranty ?
More than likely but me personally, I would rather void my warranty then try and make a claim and send in the unit for a month to get it adjusted.