How to Clean a Featherlite Weedeater Carburetor

A clogged carburetor may cause your weedeater to fail while cutting grass.

Featherlite, a model of string trimmer made by Weed Eater, allows you the luxury of cutting grass and weeds close against fences, trees and sidewalks, but sometimes the trimmer can fail to start or run harshly due to a dirty carburator. Fortunately, most homeowners can easily access and take apart the Featherlite's carburetor for cleaning. Expensive tools are not required.

Things You'll Need

• Socket wrench
• Pan
• Brush
• Carburetor cleaning mixture
• Cloth

Instructions

1. Turn off your Featherlite and allow it to cool for a few minutes.

2. Find the Featherlite's carburetor. The carburetor features a unique bowl shape and is on the left side of the engine.

3. Locate the nut on the center of the underside of the Featherlite's carburetor bowl. Place a pan beneath this nut, then unscrew the nut with a socket wrench. Fuel and liquid will begin to drain out of this area into the pan. This is normal. Allow this draining to complete before proceeding.

4. Place the carburetor's nut into a pan that is filled with carburetor cleaning mixture. Proceed to clean the nut with a brush and the solution.

5. Twist off the Featherlite's carburetor bowl with your hands.

6. Soak a rag in carburetor cleaning mixture and scrub out the inside of the carburetor bowl.

7. Twist the Featherlite's carburetor bowl back onto the machine and reinsert the nut into its underside with your socket wrench.

References

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