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The replacement of the carburetor, O-ring, and gasket was simple. I removed 2 screws that held the air cleaner and carburetor in place, swapped them out, and replaced the screws. What took longest was finding a piece of fuel line after breaking one of them. It was brittle after hanging in my garage for several years. I found some in my
... Read more garage and replaced it. It took a few pulls to get it started, but ran very smooth.
Additional information: rather than mixing my fuel, I purchased 40:1 pre-mix fuel to prevent gunking up the carburetor in the future. I use it in my other trimmer and have not had any issues.
emptied fuel from tank. pulled off the 2 fuel lines from the carburetor.opened the air cleaner door. removed the 2 torque screws that hold on the carburetor. removed the carburetor and air cleaner gasket. installed new carburetor and gasket and put back and tightened the 2 torque screws. closed air cleaner door and pushed the fuel lines o
... Read morento the new carburetor.put some fuel in the tank. started the trimmer. runs great.
remove two screws holding old air cleaner housing to carburetor and manifold. The carburetor will come off but don't worry as long as gasket does not tear. line up new housing, put the 2 new screws in and tighten. put new filter in and the new cover on and done
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Stephen
May 25, 2022
what size screws for the air cleaner gasket? what part number?
For model number BL160
Hi Stephen,
Thank you for your question. The screws used to secure the gasket would be included with the air cleaner cover assembly. The part number listed under your model number for the air cleaner cover assembly is PS10009596. If you need help placing an order for it, customer service is open 7 days a week and anyone will be happy to assist you. Please feel free to give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you!
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