For anybody who has a few 2 stroke machines for home lawn maintenance or if you work in lawn maintenance, chances are you have come across this issue. As a landscaper, I use 2 stroke machines almost every day during the cutting and cleanup seasons. This means I service machines regularly. For me it's the beginning of the season, and we are gearing up to go. They can be brought into the shop, but that can get expensive.
So your machine has gained hours and hours of work and it's time to service. You have changed the air filter and swapped the spark plug, but many like myself don't have all of the tools in the world. While I have many tools, in fact all of the tools I need right now, I even have a tool to pull that little fuel filter out of a 2 stroke machine. It cost me almost nothing and you can make it . . . Trust me.
All you need is a metal cloths hanger and a good pair of wire cutters. On the picture above I show where I cut the hanger. The shorter bend becomes the hook and the longer bend becomes a finger loop.
Bend the hook and twist on the finger loop. The loop in my opinion makes it easier to use. It's as simple as that to make this tool and it will last a lifetime as long as you don't lose them. I have 3 of these hanging in the garage myself. Just as simple as making it, using it isn't much different. A little bit of fishing around the gas tank with this and you will hook up with the fuel filter. After that reel,err pull it out and swap filters with ease.
This is the tool that I now use to swap all of my 2 stroke fuel filters. I have a total of 14 machines to work on a few times of the year, and this cheap solution made it a breeze for me.
Thank you for reading! I hope this helps a few people out!
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