Why your Weed Eater Won't Stay Running. A Quick and Easy Fix

100% of the time, if the combination of your weed eater keeps shutting off and not sounding loud once it’s turned on, it might be because the Spark Arrestor is clogged or blocked by carbon deposits from the muffler. The result of this problem is a clogged exhaust system.

The reason the screen in the muffler gets clogged is because the mixture of the gas and oil you pour into the gas tank is slightly off a bit. In this video, you can clearly see the screen was oily and wet. This is an indication of the fuel having a fair mixture. If the screen were to be dry and covered with dry build-up blocking the screen, then this would be an indication of the fuel having less oil than it should have.

So, when mixing your gas for your hand held equipment, make sure you measure correctly.
The measurement is: 2.6oz of oil per 1 gallon of gas. Very simple :)

Make and model of weed eater in video is the Echo SRM 225

BELOW ARE REPLACEMENT PARTS & GEAR NECESSARY FOR WEED EATER MAINTENANCE.

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General information on weed eaters and Echo equipment - 1 reason your weed eater won't stay running could be due to a clogged Spark Arrestor inside the muffler. How to Fix.

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[scott]

Tried it on my Husqvarna 128 and it fixed the issue. Thanks!

[TomD-yo]

THANK YOU for the video on the screen arrestor. About ready to throw away a 10 year old Homelite weed eater. When I flipped the speed from 2 to 3 it would die. Removed the screen arrestor discovering it was 100% totally blocked with black hardened carbon. A wire brush wouldn't touch it, so I soaked the screen in solvent for two hours. Cleaned, I replaced it and was stunned how it fired up on the first pull, running exactly like it was brand new! Again....thank you for the video.

[gman]

I like the way you describe the steps. Very clear. Thanks for this tip!

[TheUltraMagaDawg]

I used to have this problem until I switched to non ethanol gas and opti 2 oil. I would clean the exhaust once a year, but I would take it all the way down and clean the muffler and the exhaust port as well.

[CptnCobblestone]

So I’m guessing I should just invest in the 40:1 gas/oil like Trufuel. I put the quart you get with the weed eater and then filled the gas tank with as much gas as that little container will hold so I probably just screwed up the ratio causing the filter to get clogged. This is only my second time using it. I really appreciate that you explained how it could be the gas/oil because I never thought about that until I didn’t use it again for a few weeks. Thanks a lot dude

[bobspinelli]

Dude.. Just a thought.. but you might want to replace the air filter while you're at it too... That thing is very likely part of your problem.. lol..

[cnewsome]

Thank you. I tried it and it worked perfect. Thanks again.

[congzhi]

Just did it on my echo trimmer. It worked. Mine does not idle table .thanks

[ex]

they say don't use wire brush, as scratches on the screen will attract more oil on the screen. Just torch it with a lighter and burn it off.

[jackschwab]

Just tried that and couldn't see a screen. Seemed like it was stuck together, maybe use a razor or box knife >

[MarkAndrews-gqoc]

Stops flies from going in Sylvester voice ahahaha

[carlodonnell]

If you had the engine apart and then had hard starting, what kind of problems would you look for apart from a dirty spark arrester?

[MikeLimaFoxtrot-esph]

What happens if you ditch the screen altogether?

[peronalnashmi]

Thanks for this post brother I have a Honda line trimmer 4 stroke gx25 when I try to start it it starts for about 2 seconds and then it turns off if I don’t hit the gas and when I let go of the gas it turns off what do you think could be the issue? Cheers brother 🍻

[JR-krlv]

Does that make any difference on running at all ?

[billdwyer]

Took the screen out and tossed it, works great, don’t think we will be burning anyone’s house down without it

[brotherjohndavid]

Thank you very much for the fix video!

[juliusguerra]

To F***ing hot to be trying that in Texas😂

[koh]

This is awesome... Would brake cleaner help to clean that screen? I'm reluctant to use a wire brush on something that appears so delicate.

[alonzomartinez]

I was about to throw my piece of crap away but then I saw this video and it works like new now