Stihl Weed Eater Gas Cap Leaking

Fixes stihl chainsaw gas cap that will not close properly.

Stihl weed eater gas cap leaking.

Fixes stihl chainsaw gas cap that will not close properly. It didn t come in yet so i took a good working carb off of my fs90r and. No fires or injuries have been reported. Inside the cap is a rubber seal which can get lost at a refueling stop causing gas to start leaking.

Stihl fs 85 leaking fuel when stored vertical. My fs100rx is filling up the air filter with gas when not in use. Yesterday i bumped the trimmer with my foot causing it to rock back and. Stihl incorporated has received no reports of injuries at this time.

The toolless fuel caps subject to this recall can be distinguished from a newly designed cap which corrects this problem by a molded identifier mark located on the lever of the cap and also by a letter molded on the underside of the cap. Clean the fuel tank and engine with soap water and a rag to help you better determine the source of your leak. Either in a horizontal or vertical position. Instead of ordering a carb kit i ordered a new carb.

I tried cleaning the carb a couple times with no luck. Puncture holes can also come from flying rocks from the cutting head or if you dropped the trimmer against a sharp object. Has received 319 reports of the fuel tank vents coming loose and fuel leaking. Authorized stihl dealers nationwide from november 2014 through september 2015 for between 200 and 400.

They are horriable i mean cant they design somthing better. I say we start a petion send it to stihl and get rid of them censored. Not large drops like a drip and it was on the side with the gas cap and fuel lines.