[AT] Backpack leaf blower

[Mike M]

Thanks Moe,
  Why will the engine restart when hot with choke after it dies? Any
thoughts? I'll check the exhaust port tomorrow.

Thank-you,
Mike M

On 11/27/2021 7:20 PM, Moe Fretz wrote:
> No, engine has experienced a lean seizure.
> Lack of lube is another way to put it.
> No quick fix.
> The engine will need a piston and rings at the least.
>
> Pull off the muffler, look in at the piston, you’ll see the piston
> scored on the exhaust side.
> If you’re lucky the cylinder isn’t damaged, you’ll have to
> pull the cylinder to check it.
>
> Used to do 15 or 20 of those every year.
> One quick error, sometimes, can cost a lot of money.
>
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 15:33 Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>     So my lovely wife was out blowing leaves the other day with my
>     backpack
>     blower, and it ran out of fuel. She mistakenly filled it with straight
>     lawnmower gas, and after a bit it started to stumble and then
>     quit. She
>     came in to tell me about it and ask what the problem was. When I
>     looked
>     at the tank I noticed there was no blue tint in the gas, and I
>     asked her
>     what can she filled it from, and she pointed to the gas container
>     I use
>     for my zero turn. I told her that was straight gas, and she needed to
>     use the 2 cycle mix, that is in another red 5 gallon can, honest
>     mistake. She claims I told her to use that fuel, when I know I did
>     not.
>     I used it today and it will run for about 5 minutes and then
>     sputter out
>     and die, like it's running out of gas. It will restart, but then the
>     same scenario starts all over again. Is their any chance of saving
>     this
>     engine? Maybe a higher oil/gas ratio? Thanks in advance.
>
>     Regards,
>     Mike M
>
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