Stihl (BG-85) Leaf Blower Won't Start Fixed || No Start Leaf Blower Resolved

[@shanareller4220]

Thanks man! Couldn’t get it started all summer and just a quick little clean up did the trick, started easy. I’m a 100% Novice to any engine work so this was great! Thanks!!!

[@learnsavediy]

Glad it helped!! Make sure to winterize it before it sits all winter so it can start right up next season.

[@t.hargrove3843]

Good job on the video. My really old BG85 gradually stopped running earlier this year, and now I'm using your video to repair it. A new plug, carb, and fuel filter will hopefully do the trick. Thanks.

[@learnsavediy]

Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@ksk101963]

Great video I have learned from other's on KZbin that are small engine mechanics for years that all I use in my small engines is the echo red armour oil in all my small engine equipment and it has fixed the build up on my spark arrestor i get in my Stihl blower and weedeater without taking it out and replacing it or burning it with a propane torch thank again

[@marcoliberatoscioli4992]

Thanks to you I’ve got my blower started 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@learnsavediy]

Yay!! Always a great feeling when a KZbin video actually works for you!

[@ksk101963]

Great video I have learned from other's on KZbin that are small engine mechanics for years that all I use in my small engines is the echo

[@ksk101963]

Thanks so much just love what the echo red armor oil has done for all my small equipment to keep it clean and not carbon up looking forward to more great videos from you in the future hope your holidays are good with family and friends much success for your channel in the future Kraig from Washington State

[@CWK090]

I just purchased a used BG85 for an awesome price...$30 It starts and runs great but the choke lever is loose. I believe the metal retaining washer (whatever you call it) needs to be adjusted or replaced. I didn't know the tip about Craftsman screwdrivers and the wrench or that there is a special Stihl spark-plug socket. Using a brass brush to clean the spark plug is a good tip as well. I usually just buy an new one for a few bucks but sometimes you need to get it done now and no parts are available. At 9:52, you say .02 inches equates to .05mm...actually .02"=.5mm Just trying to help. Excellent video!

[@learnsavediy]

Nice work!

[@RADARSHE]

I did exactly as is shown in this video. I think what ultimately fixed mine was the carburetor settings provided at the end of the video. Well done!

[@learnsavediy]

Nice work! Thanks for watching.

[@danielrobert7181]

WD-40 will do as a solvent in a pinch but will leave a film when dried-up which is not good in carb passages and on gaskets. Make sure you run your equipment after repair so as to wash it down. You are better off with carb cleaner or even rubbing alcool (preferably 99% isopropyl concentration) as it will evaporate and leave no residue. Regards !

[@learnsavediy]

Thanks for your comment. Good advice that carb cleaner is best option but WD40 will work; just make sure to run it soon after.

[@fuggedaboudit223]

Followed your vid to a tee and got it working thanks i also checked the spark plug arrester. Didnt look clogged

[@learnsavediy]

Awesome!!! So glad to hear it worked. Out of curiosity, did you use WD-40 to clean the carb? I am surprised how much that thing can do!

[@lukehodgson5222]

I have a BG 65C that I got used. All the sudden it won't fire up..I put a new service kit on it and it ran ok for a couple weeks. Now it spits gas out the exhaust when I try to crank it.. Any ideas? Carb stuck open?

[@learnsavediy]

Try adjusting your carb. I’m guessing it probably is stuck.

[@lukehodgson5222]

@@learnsavediy thx, I'm going to try to clean it out

[@carl2440]

Il y a un problème quand même , en tirant starter fermé elle doit donner un signe , dès qu'elle pète starter fermé , il faut enlever le starter et ça doit démarré au bout de 2 lancer

[@pantherplatform]

That's identical to mine. Rebuilt the carb, new fuel lines. I'm not novice to small engines, especially two strokes. I cannot figure out why it will prime then lose its prime once started.

[@jacobhasting8600]

I'm having the exact same problem with loosing the prime. My blower will start but will only run if I have the throttle wide open, otherwise it dies. Are you having that same issue?

[@larrysellers3168]

What spark plug are you using? Could you please share the number and brand please?

[@lukehodgson5222]

Primer bulb cracked?

[@pantherplatform]

I finally tore the whole works apart, cleaned it and used rtv sealant between the carb and the head and it's been perfect ever since.

[@pantherplatform]

Mine is missing that metal plate between the carb and the cylinder

[@jacobhasting8600]

Mine too. I'm actually missing that heat shield looking thing and both black gaskets

[@pantherplatform]

@@jacobhasting8600 I'd say it's been taken apart before. I finally figured out why mine wasn't priming. The little metal ball pressed into the plastic primer assembly was leaking air.

[@learnsavediy]

You can try using this (www.diyspareparts.com/parts/stihl/diagrams/bg-85-c) or calling Stihl to get the part number and ordering through Stihl, Amazon, or eBay.

[@chas1617]

Make sure the gasket is put in correctly, otherwise it will not run.

[@bc9912]

I was sure I was looking at a carb clean or rebuild. Start and died quickly. Cleaned plug with 320 paper and she runs like she hasn't in years.

[@learnsavediy]

Love “free” fixes!!! Nice work

[@joseph.papajoe5604]

Thanks man,good job,

[@inezhicks5052]

When i put it halfway it blows fuel out the exhaust

[@learnsavediy]

How are the internals of the carb?

[@mikeschoolcraft21]

Do not store it in any position other than the way it was intended. My wife stored mine standing up and the cylinder filled up with gas and locked it up.

[@learnsavediy]

Great tip. Thanks!

[@chas1617]

Just replace the carburetor, they are not that expensive. Also make sure you have fresh gas.

[@learnsavediy]

And cleaning it is even cheaper!

[@armchairtin-kicker503]

My Stihl BG 85 has a ZAMA Carburetor, C1Q-S68B. As of this posting the Stihl rebuild kit, RB-99, is $12.94, beating the price of the Chinese knock-offs, they being around $30. Because I like to be prepared, I keep spare rebuild kits for my lawn mower, lawn edger, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, string trimmer, and leaf blower.

[@highlightzilla9581]

I cleaned the carb still won't crank

[@learnsavediy]

What else have you tried? It won’t crank at all?

[@highlightzilla9581]

@@learnsavediy crank up then shuts off and won't crank at all after I tried clean carb out then I tried clean the spark arrestor screen thing has spark might be the kill switch or something else not sure

[@learnsavediy]

@@highlightzilla9581 check the kill switch

[@highlightzilla9581]

@@learnsavediy 😂 slap my own face I got it running great now u would never guess what my dumb ass did 😂😂😂😂 I had the fuel hoses backwards going to the carb I swapped them around it fired right up

[@learnsavediy]

@@highlightzilla9581 well that will do it!!! Glad you got it figured out. Cheers

[@carl2440]

Il faut condamner la poire d'amorçage sur ces carburateurs , le problème est récurrent sur ces modèles, en condamnant la poire ce carburateur devient hyper fiable

[@pokeyware156]

all that work and not put a carb kit in is just dumb and use a Stihl spark plug wrench don't need to remove all that just to change spark pluge

[@learnsavediy]

I get your point. Remember I got this for free so I didn’t have the provided wrench. I’m sure other people may be in the same boat in the future so they too can know how to remove it without the included wrench. And secondly, a new carb kit is $20 (even more if you buy a genuine replacement) so for the $0.03 I paid in WD-40 to have it running for now the last two years makes more sense to me. It’d be different if this was work I was doing for a customer but I’d rather save $20 bucks and have an immediate solution than wait for a new part.

[@HipaStore]

Very informative video. Lots of repair videos on your channel. Are you up for a collaboration? Hipa supplies parts for small engines and maybe we would work together to help more people in the community.

[@learnsavediy]

Thanks! You can contact me at [e-mail] and we can talk.