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The fuel flowing into the air filter housing seems to have subsided for now. ( knock on wood ) When replacing the tank vent for the 2nd time, I decided to replace all three fuel hoses too. The #4 fuel hose coming from the tank to the primer bulb was split wide open at the base of the hose...

Aren't you afraid of damaging the hose with the serrations? I see the imprints in the rubber from the serrations and cringe. The other day I had no choice though. There was no way to get those hoses on with just my fingers.

What are your favorite pliers for manipulating STIHL 3.1mm x 5.7mm fuel hose into place? Serrated or Smooth Jaws?

You guys aren't going to believe this. I installed a brand new tank vent and the behavior is the same. The trimmer still burps fuel out the vent hose going to the air cleaner after shutting down from a cold start at full throttle. But get this : if I loosen the gas cap, it doesn't burp...

Thanks EFSM. I was going by the assumption that if the fuel tank vent is operating properly, there would be no pressure build up in the tank ever.

EFSM , At any given time, is it normal to hear a rush of pressure releasing when unscrewing the fuel cap from the tank?

Are these any good? I remember the dealer sold me one for my Echo blower. They seem to be fine but what do I know?

Yesterday the trimmer fired up with the first pull on choke after pumping the primer bulb several times.

The trimmer has been running real strong. Every once in a while if it doesn't start up by the second pull, it'll flood out. What I do then is remove the air filter cover and wipe off the fuel that's pooled air filter housing. After that the trimmer will slowly start up after several pulls with...

Which grit?

I was under the impression that a flap disc is easier to follow the angle of the cutting edge than a grinding wheel. What I've been doing is leaving the nicks in the edge and removing metal only from the top surface of the angle. What that does is prevent the blade from getting narrower. I...

Honda push mower with the stacked twin blade setup. I've been using a machinist file to sharpen the blades. The file is very effective, but time consuming. I would like to move over to the flap wheel method, but I'm afraid of selecting the wrong grit rating and removing too much material too...

I'm saving my pennies up for a STIHL 0000-850-1300

Those vents are complicated. A human cannot activate the vent. It has to be done with the STIHL test instrument. It seems as though the fuel drizzle out the air cleaner is the worst after a cold start. Subsequent warm starts I get mainly bubbles out the port. The last time I had to change the...

STIHL FS 91 R If I start up the trimmer and bring to full throttle to warm it up and then shut it down, about 30 seconds after shut down, fuel will burp out of the brass vent port in the air filter housing and then run along the bottom of the black plastic recess where the air filter seal makes...