Stihl Weed Eater Gas Cap Leaking

Authorized stihl dealers nationwide from november 2014 through september 2015 for between 200 and 400.

Stihl weed eater gas cap leaking.

Fixes stihl chainsaw gas cap that will not close properly. Stihl fs 85 leaking fuel when stored vertical. Has received 319 reports of the fuel tank vents coming loose and fuel leaking. Yesterday i hung it in the garage like normal 1 and a few hours later the garage was filled with the unmistakable odor of gasoline.

Instead of ordering a carb kit i ordered a new carb. Puncture holes can also come from flying rocks from the cutting head or if you dropped the trimmer against a sharp object. Clean the fuel tank and engine with soap water and a rag to help you better determine the source of your leak. 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.

Yesterday i bumped the trimmer with my foot causing it to rock back and. No fires or injuries have been reported. They are horriable i mean cant they design somthing better. My fs100rx is filling up the air filter with gas when not in use.

Inside the cap is a rubber seal which can get lost at a refueling stop causing gas to start leaking. It didn t come in yet so i took a good working carb off of my fs90r and. Stihl incorporated has received no reports of injuries at this time. No fires or injuries have been reported.

Either in a horizontal or vertical position. The ones on the 200t or the worse dont know how many times new guys fill em up dont get the cap right next thing its on a rope going up the tree and spill all over the nice oak tree and gasp the brand new concrete sidewalk. I say we start a petion send it to stihl and get rid of them censored.