Fixing a Poulan Pro blower, that stopped running while being used.
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Thanks for watching. In this video I was using my Poulan Pro blower when it stopped running. The fix was incredibly tough. 
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ANOTHER great video! And again, something I’ve not seen before.
Just in case someone out there doesn’t know, there is also RED thread lock. Use this and you’ll NEVER get the parts apart, at least not without a blowtorch.
Great point!
I would have taken this all apart myself, get a good look at the piston and cylinder. No scoring on it after 14 years, pretty good, probably due to the 40:1 fuel mixture. Oils are so good now, I run everything at 50:1. Two bolts holding the cylinder down, no wonder it got loose. Great channel, like how thorough you are.
all your points are true and thank you for the comment!
You did it right. Do both and do it once. Thanks for another great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
I have two of these exact blowers. Both were cheap or free, I don’t remember which. The one I am using needed a carb rebuild. The kit and the new carb were priced within a dollar or two of each other, so I bought the carb. Got it running but not great. Discovered the lose jug and did the two bolt tightening. In retrospect, I should have also used thread locker. I will if / when I have to go back in. That one runs good now. Other one is a future project. It has very low compression (under 50 PSI) and might be burnt up. I certainly know how to take this model apart now and get it back together. Excellent video series. I think these are good blowers for the guy who knows how to fix them. Good because they are cheap. Thank you for showing the updates. Apparently a very common problem in these 10-15 year old blowers. California hates them, so they must be OK in my book.
very well said haneyoakie14
You have inspired me to work on my own equipment. Thanks! 👍
Great to hear!
Yeah i prob would have just loctite the screw. Great tear down vid though now we all know what to look for. Cheers.
thank you Aussie nebula
THANK YOU FOR THIS.
I have this exact model. I replaced the carb, fuel filter, spark plug, hoses, still wouldn't start. For a couple months prior, It would run okay as long as I kept the choke at half. But then I took apart the carb and cleaned it. After that it wouldn't start at all. I thought maybe I damaged something in the carburetor with the air compressor. But I replaced it and same problem. I googled the crap out of this trying to figure out the problem. Everywhere the same suggestions - carburetor, fuel filter, air filter, rewind spring, old fuel, spark plug - all was tested/replaced and fine. I was going to junk it when I saw this and remembered that I had noticed that wiggling/play indicating loose bolts holding the top part of the engine to the bottom.
For the rear bolt, I just cut into the plastic a bit with a dremel so the allen wrench could get in there.
very nice that works too.
Great work! I would have done what you did, was more work, but now you will likely get many more years of service out of that leaf blower. 👌 Thanks for sharing!
thank you One Sad Tech
I mentioned in a previous video that I have the exact same poulan. I had to do this repair after 10 years. Although I didn’t thread lock the back bolt, just tightened. Good video man.
thank you J G I appreciate it
Watches this and had the same issue … working now!!! Great video!!!
nice work!
I have a Remington weed eater with a bad metering diaphragm and I am going to follow one of your videos to get it going again!
hopefully you get it running again.
Dude I love your channel. You make it simple and straight to the point without all the blah blah blahs.
Thank you Growing Little Country homestead.
The same thing happen to my craftsman blower a few weeks ago and I did the same thing you did. Great video my friend 🙏👍🙏👍🙏👍
Thanks 👍
Happy to see a new video. very interesting!!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the vid ! I've had a poulin leaf blower for years and it never let me down - until I loaned it to my stepson (big mistake). he brought it back and I didn't use it till this year. Right off the bat I noticed the wingnut missing from the blower attachment, then when I started it it was hard to start and when it did run it had low power - I think he didn't use oil mix in fuel. Lesson learned never loan your tools out ! Now I will have to teardown everything. Thanks again for giving me a heads up on the teardown !!!
no problem and thanks for the comment.
I would have gone ahead and do what you did. I had a similar "while you are there" situation. My clutch went out on my 1992 Accord. I asked the to replace the clutch, throw out bearing and the pressure plate. The mechanic told me I did not need one. I again asked him to do it. He did not. This was at 160,000 miles. At 190, 000 miles, the pressure plate broke. So that is why I say while you are there, you might as well put the extra effort in it.
Have good days!
thank you Buddy Reed and thanks for the information
I noticed my Husqvarna 125B leaf blower is loose like that also but I haven't investigated any further from that but from this video I am going to double check it now thank you for this video .👍
hope it works out for you
Well done. Nicely repaired. Cheers 🦘🇦🇺
Thanks 👍
I replaced the whole crankshaft assembly on mine due to the crankshaft throwing a ball bearing. I have completely rebuilt mine and I appreciate your advice on getting mine running again. I have installed my new flywheel and used thread locker on the fan but tightening to 15 foot lbs. My guess is what I did wrong was not tighten the fan blade nut and it came loose when I started the blower which then let the flywheel spin freely on the tapered shaft and sheering the key Hopefully this was a an error on my part. This weekend I am going to test it and I'll let you know my results.
hopefully it goes well for you.
Good to see your getting this blower back into shape, hope you had a great thanksgiving. And have a great rest of your weekend.
Thanks, you too!
phew, these are a major pain to work on! I worked on a Weedeater Featherlite blower for a friend about a year ago, and holy cow it was a nightmare trying to put it back together. I lost the tube the goes over the shaft, and couldn't find it. I must've searched for an hour. It had rolled under my workbench clear to the back lol. I probably would've done as LITTLE that was needed on this little blower, knowing how much time it takes, and how tedious reassembly/disassembly is! Great video though! Thank you sir!
no problem Jacob Feather
They are all so beautiful loved it
thank you
Great video, I would've put thread locker on both screws like to did, probably vibrations over time made the screw come loose, great work!
thank you WildeFox
Great job you saved it again. I probably would have just tightened the one bolt.
Thanks 👍
Thank you for sharing; stay safe.
Thank you, I will
My best friend bought one of those and the ignition system failed in less than 2 years. He bought another one and the same thing happened. He bought an Echo that still runs after about 6 years. It is now on indefinite loan to me, yay! Now he has a Stihl backpack that is a beast!
very nice.
Again, I have to admit, I had more issues with that exact same blower(S) (yet I actually fail into buy a second one thinking it would run better) than any other blower I've ever owns. Presently I own a Stihl blower and have for the last 6 or 7 years and have yet to do anything to it. Not even a spark plug or any rebuild on the carb. I simple put in the stihl synthetic oil and gas mixture and pull the cord and it runs...every time. That is how I like my yard power equipment to work.
I think you convinced me to buy a stihl instead
Very interesting video and helpful with small engine's
Thank you very much!
The main problem is one of design. Two bolts to hold the cylinder on is "cutting corners" to the max. You did the right thing putting that much thread locker on. Those 2 bolts need all the help they can get.
I completely agree they were cutting corners. Thank you Stephen Bridges.
Great video!
Thanks!
Super video! New here and I'm noticing the high quality of your videos. Top shelf stuff! tHanks
Thanks and welcome Dancing Alone wRentals.
Good video mate.. now you have done that it will last for a good number of years..
Hope so, thank you Mick
You did make a ten cent repair into a ten dollar job, but you did do it right.😊
it works great now
Great video 👍 I would have used thread locker on the one loose bolt as well.
Thank you AL's Small Engines
I would have put thread locker on the one bolt. With each additional part that I would take off, I run the risk of breaking something or not putting it back correctly. Just like a doctor, "First do no harm..." Thanks for the video.
You and me both A Patterson.
I personally woundnt have done any of that. I would strip it down for aluminum and throw it in the scrap barrel. But I know that you like the cheaper blowers so I makes sense for you to do it. Great job
I'm thinking about getting a forge, might have to start collecting aluminum.
@@HomeGaragechannel I don’t have a forge. I just strip it all down and then the scrap yard pays big money for it
oh yes I forgot about that scrap yards.
Not surprised you had this issue as I had it happen to me too. I also had the bolts holding the engine to the housing come loose and the engine making this loud banging sound when running, turns out those may come loose too. Not a bad blower in my opinion as I use a Craftsman that looks identical. I never scrap fixable equipment.
how bad would it have to be, before you scrap it?
@@HomeGaragechannel Never scrapped anything so I can't say as I would keep it for parts especially if it is something hard to get. If it is something like an engine ran on straight gas and it was beyond repair then I would consider it for parts since the engine is done. Or I would find another of the same model with a good engine but in terrible external shape. Parts are just too expensive to be throwing things out when you might need them in the future if you get an identical model, that is how I view things at least.
I have a Troy-Bilt trimmer with a busted shaft that costs a whopping $60 for a new shaft which is insane. Engine is perfect and looks barely used. It isn't a shaft with a gearbox, it is one of those likely cheaper permanent ones that if something inside breaks, you have to get a whole new one but for $60 there is no way so I'll just keep looking for another trimmer. Engine runs like a clock and has lots of power. Has so much power it broke the gears for the shaft haha.
thank you for the information
@@HomeGaragechannel No problem, surprised you still have time replying to comments.
I feel if you take the time out of your day to make a comment, I should make time as well.
I had the same thing happen on a weed eater trimmer that is basically the same engine luckily it was not quite as hard to that it apart I made sure the gasket was good and put it back together and it worked great for another several years
nice work, and thank you Charles Duboise
@@HomeGaragechannel thanks of all of the small engine repair channels I learn more from yours than any others you get to the point and show the what the best way the repair it
I really do appreciate that
If I didn't know what I know now, I guess that I would of thrown it away and done or scrap it for parts. To get to the bolts on the engine itself was overkill for me bro. Someone else probably would of thrown it out and done. Thanks for sharing bro🙏
you make a good point Ramadin Sookhoo.
@@HomeGaragechannel dip by drip the bucket will get filled up. It was technically a simple repair but getting to the source of the problem is very stressful even for an experienced person like yourself bro
I would of done all bolts to make sure I wouldn’t have to take it apart again. An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
thank you William Snow
You did what I would have. Might as well since you had all the work of taking it apart making sure both had tread locker.
thank you Gary Lollman
Great video!! I would have put thread locker on the screws too, but l would have put a little Motoseal gasket maker on that head gasket before reasembly. I had a blower that had a leaky head gasket and the Motoseal sealed it right up. What oil have you been running in that engine? That seems like a lot of carbon built up on that piston. I have had good results with Amsoil Saber @ 80:1 and Echo Red Armor @50:1 keeping my piston ring grooves carbon free.
thank you Ethan Miller. I might have to look into Amsoil
I would probably take it down and spread some #2 Permatex on the head/block gasket and then l loc-tited it back up if it was mine but if not, my son-in-law would have it or I'd jacked the Poulan up and driven a Stihl or Echo under it. I'm just not a Poulan fan but am glad you got it fixed! BLESSINGS!
I hear that a lot, but they are very cheap, and if taken care of, can be worth the price.
@@HomeGaragechannel Just like a Homelite.
yes I feel the same with them, they're cheap, and use good fuel, and prep it for winter, I think they'll last .
@@HomeGaragechannel I started running an old C-5 Homelite saw in my teens and found that they were like the Briggs flat heads as far as being reliable, easy to work on and tough. A 923 or 925 was a bear of a saw like a McCullough Super Pro 81. They messed around and got modern and quality went down, just like Briggs adopting Tecumseh ways and parts but they used to be good products.
that's a real shame the quality dropped.
Have the same blower and had the same thing happen. Except I just tightened the bolts to keep going. It ran for maybe 30 minutes more and locked up tight. Took it apart and the ring had broke and wedged between the piston and bore.
wow, that's some damage, what did you end up doing with it?
@@HomeGaragechannel I ended up finding another one that looked as if had been ran over. All the plastic was cracked and the blower tube was gone. But the engine was ok. I just replaced my engine with it and had to swap carburator over for the one I found was damaged. Been ok for several years now. I also used locktite on those bolts
very nice work.
Good for another 10 years 👍
I sure hope so Bill Clement.
thank you Bill Clement
What 2 cycle oil do you use I use valvoline full synthetic 2 cycle oil
I use Wallyworld's full synthetic oil. Can't remember the name but it's their store brand.
this is why i usually won't touch a fix leaf blowers for people. more times than not they are such a pain to do anything on. even just replacing the fuel lines on most machines is a big job and you almost always have to replace these when you rebuild the carb and one of the old lines snap.
you make a good point, it can definitely be a pain sometimes.
I would have used a smaller allen wrench and removed it that way and then applied thread locker on the screws i have this exact same problem
that works too.
😂
Must be a common issue. I have craftsman blower with the same set up. Had the same issue with mine and i also found the piston ring was stuck. When i fixed mine all i had was engine assembly lube. I used just a little bit and now that i fixed it it runs like i just put a new piston and cylinder on it. I put thread locker on both of the cylinder bolts
nice work James Hedrick
Use red loctite number 262 or 272, it is high temperature and high strength and chemically bonds to the screw/bolt, blue threadlock is medium strength and not high temperature or high strength and will breakdown due to heat, i've always used red loctite on internal engine bolts, head bolts, and on 2-cycle's the cylinder screws/bolts. Briggs for example says to use Loctite 262 or 272 on oil pan bolts, head bolts and connecting rod bolts.
you make a good point, If I take it apart in the next year or so, I'll have to remember to use red loc-tite.
I had exaxtally the same problem with the Mcculloch blower which is identical to your poulan pro blower
really, I didn't know they where rebrands.
@@HomeGaragechannel Well in in England Uk, and mine was the same as yours except it was black and branded Mc Culloch GBV345
Mine won’t start and you can give it 10 pulls with choke and I’ll hear a pop. It has spark fuel and compression but I wasn’t sure if the ignition coil is bad.
use a spark checker and see who well it's sparking, if it's ok, then use a compression tester to get a reading.
I have the same blower. What do you look for when you squirt gas in the carb and it still won't start? I have fresh fuel, spark, primer bulb works, nothing loose, carb screen is clean, piston is clean,feels like good compression ( havnt tested it with a Guage) carb diaphragm is pliable. Idk. Any ideas? Thanks
first I would ask "when was the last time it ran" and then I would suggest trying to start it by clearing the "flood" that's In the engine, after that get a compression test done
@@HomeGaragechannel it ran days before, then just 1 day it wouldn't start. I will give it a compression test soon. Thanks.
Let's back up here:
1. Fixing a blower with a stuck engine
2. Fixing a blower for almost no money
3. Getting a Poulan Pro leaf blower ready for fall leaf season
4. Fixing a Poulan Pro blower, that stopped running while being used
5. ???? Here we go again
This blower is great video canon fodder. :)
unfortunately this is not the same blower from the stuck engine no money or #3, they all look the same.
@@HomeGaragechannel Awww. Well, they all smash the same against concrete.
yes they do
Well worth the effort I think. Could you do an experiment to see if the tigone (excuse the misspelling) line is resistant to ethanol line along with fresh lines that aren’t please?
thank you Catcha Cow
Catcha Cow you should never run any gas-containing Ethanol in engines that use this type of carburetor (I call em chainsaw carbs) as they all have a Metering Diaphram for the gas in them. ETHANOL will make it turn Rock Hard and stop working. Even after just a season or 2. Please use only regular non-ethanol gas in them. in the long run it will save you more money.
if you use ethanol gas in mowers, just make sure you run ALL the gas out of it before season end storage.
I don’t have any problems with any brand as long as they work well and when they break the company put the mechanic in mind so it’s easier to fix
thank you Hunter 747
i would replace cylinder gasket because when it is loose it damages gasket and wont seal properly after tightening
you make a good point
I've reused several base gaskets and never had a problem 👍
I replaced the carb, tried to adjust it, and checked the engine bolts (they were tight) but it still bogs when at full throttle. I don’t know what else I can do.
did you check the spark arrestor screen?
@@HomeGaragechannel yes
I would suggest you take it to a tinkerer like me, and have them adjust the carb.
I probably would tear it down & put thread lock on all bolts like you did especially if i wanted to use it. if a job is worth doing it's worth doing it right.
very well said Mike Jones
Great work. We would love to see a little bit more in detail, say a 30 min videos. These look like needlessly cut short and sped up. Thx
Thank you Cemk, you're probably the only other person that's said that. Most people just don't have the attention span. I'll compromise and Not speed up the video as much, but this video would be about 19 minutes long, and there will be more time between talking intervals.
My uncle is giving me a Sthil trimmer it only needs a carburetor he says so hopefully I can get it running plus I’m not gonna pass on that brand trimmer Bc Ik there good from videos but this is gonna be my first one
Check the piston for wear before ordering the carb. OEM carbs for Stihls are not cheap
@@alexstromberg7696 alright I will do that when I get it thanks for that tip of the piston
nice of your uncle.
Getting every dime out of a cheap machine 🤠
very true.
I would apply threadlocker to both bolts so that I wouldn't have to touch it again in the near future !
thank you Russell Booth.
speaking of straight gas my grandpa put straight gas in a old shindinawa t20 homepro which he still has he put straight gas in it an seized it up enough to not be able to pull over by the rope so what i did was took the recoil off took the spark plug out an sprayed wd40 and two stroke into the the head took a socket an ratchet an turned it over a abunch of times so it was easier to turn over with the rope put it all back together put proper two stroke gas in it an it started up with no problem
wow, that's amazing that it started again.
@@HomeGaragechannel yeah it ran perfectly fine
Hand tools only if you're getting paid by the hour LMAO awesome my thoughts exactly..
thank you for getting that one Dwayne Collins.
Qual o tamanho do anel desse soprador.
Eu não sei
Did you throw the blower out?
no I fixed it
No, you aren't overdoing it when you put thread lock on the screws that hold the housing to the motor behind the fan. I had a blower that would turn over sometimes, and would lock up others. It was one of those stupid bolts coming in contact with the fan, I put red lock tight on it and dared it to come out again.
thank you Donald Bower.
for me i would have installed a Heli-coil if the allen screws were rattling loose on the cylinder block base etc.
that would have been a good option as well.
@@HomeGaragechannel yes for sure as it has a 99% success rate.
Had a freebie 2004 one of these and it quit running after I cleaned the carb so I took it apart and threw the housing away and kept the engine. No patience.
I completely understand
I got nothing today. When I'm done backwashing the well filter.
is that hard to do?
@@HomeGaragechannel it's not hard, it's just long. Takes roughly an hour and a half.
the answer is if the engine still runs and function well and if i want it to last a long time i will just took it apart thread lock every components
very good advice.
why do you run it a bit rich?
a long time ago, I would set the fuel to optimum, and the Engine speed would be at it's max, I then found out that the engine would overheat, and the piston rings would get destroyed. it was a hard lesson. I had seen all the other people setting a bit rich, and now I know why, the engine will run cooler with the extra fuel.
Putting thread lock on both was the better choice. It would be irritating to have to fix that one later.
thank you Jason Hilliker
I have a similar model to this. Runs but then it gets super hot then it trys to bog down then die. It overheats and gets super hot. Nothing with the carburetor or the filter as that’s clean. But I shut it off and I see smoke coming from it and a burning smell of plastic. I don’t know where and what is causing its. I gave it a wash *CAREFULLY* by the engine and that didn’t fix anything.
it would seem your engine has a leak and that's the reason why it's smoking, it's burning the oil that's coming out of the leak.
I would buy a redmax
yes that's a very good brand
sound like the idle was a bit high.
yes I think you're right.
Yep a typical poulan. Its named that cause they knew you would allways be poulan it to try to start it.
go that right
Sucking in air will make it burn a little dirty aswell
yes it will
Do you have a business? I would love to have a old push weed eater restored or repaired.
nope I don't have a business, it's mainly a hobby.
It's disappointing that these blowers are not designed for servicing (no matter who's the manufacturer). Simple repair/maintenance tasks require an almost entire disassembly every time.
you are absolutely correct. the only thing that's easy to get to is the Carb.
So i found this video of exactly what’s happening with my snow blower ( ruclips.net/video/rlFoUZt8nYc/видео.html ). When company leaves this week, I’ll pull it out, and try what this guy did and see if I could stop it from leaking. Im guess what caused this was not from over priming (eh, maybe part of it), but the pull cord housing is broken and it needs to be started with a drill. Im guessing the drill is having the engine pull too much fuel into the carb before the engine can start, to the point it’s over flowing.
I would also check your spark plug
@@HomeGaragechannel I doubt that would be an issue since it started one time and didn’t start the next time. But I’ll check anyway, if I could find it (not visible from the top.
@@HomeGaragechannel so I pulled out that old snow bower, pulled out the park plug (it’s was actually exposed which I thought it wasn’t.) it didn’t look too bad, so I took a fire place lighter, couldn’t do anything so I put it back in. Look apart the side like that guy did in the video. It was still doing the same thing, so I didn’t have much hope. I filmed a quick video so I could upload it so you can see what’s happening, but the gas decided to not spit out anymore. I took a corded drill to it, big puff of old gas smoke, and it started, at this point, I ran the tank dry and is stored until the first snow fall.
as long as you know how to get it started, I wouldn't mess with it too much till you get a chance
@@HomeGaragechannel well since it works, there is nothing to do to it, for now. Also, not too worried about this old one since we have a slightly larger one for the larger snow falls, this little one is nice to just grab and use for an hour without too much fuss. Also, before I started to clear the driveway, my father was putting gas and oil mix into it without realizing it only takes straight gas 😬. Luckily, no engine damage after 15 years of doing that one, some how. Now I just clean the driveway in the morning while everyone stays sleeping in lol.
Thread lock wears out over time, so I wouldn’t really accuse Poulan for this problem
you make a good point.
Junk it and buy a Stihl BG 86. 👍👍👍
that's a great idea.
Do it right first time font vyo d ovthst again
thank you Robert Yearian.
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