My Craftsman blower needs a new carburetor. Which aftermarket carb brand should I get to replace a Walbro WT-875A carburator? OEM is out of the question cost wise which I would just replace the blower with a new one but am willing to put under twenty dollars into it..
Which replacement carburetor for Craftsman blower?
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They're all hit/miss in my opinion. You may have to try 2 to get a good one, but they're generally so cheap it doesn't matter. I always save the OEM in the event you need to dig into it.
or both. Get it running, rebuild for spare.
I buy the least expensive new carburetor available, usually a Chinese knock off. I've had good luck going that route.
As others have noted I get the cheapest one I can find, preferably with some reviews. If it won't work by itself, I use the guts from it to rebuild the old one.
That Walbro is a pretty simple unit and you probably won't go wrong with just about any replacement out there. Me personally, I'd get a Hipa from Amazon for $15, or a multi-unit rebuild kit for under $10 and rebuild the original.
I hate saying this, but just buy from Amazon. I've had great luck w/ the Amazon carbs on pressure washers and a vintage tractor's Kohler (hated doing that, but the original was just too far gone).
Look at the linkages closely to get a match, there are many variations.
Look at the linkages closely to get a match, there are many variations.
I have 4 or 5 at this point . They work great for me.
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HIPA gets good reviews on YouTube.
https://www.amazon.com/Hipa-545081855-Carburetor-Craftsman-545116801/dp/B0CVX6H8MP/ref=sr_1_7
https://www.amazon.com/Hipa-545081855-Carburetor-Craftsman-545116801/dp/B0CVX6H8MP/ref=sr_1_7
Same here.
My craftsman weed Wacker carburetor failed. Worked great, then didn't. Just grabbed a knock off from Amazon for like $14. Works fine. Probably have to replace it also in a year or two. Also got an electric weed eater from Ryobi. Works surprisingly well. My yard is fairly small, so works well for me.
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If you're able to rebuild the carburetor, I suggest getting a rebuild kit and installing new gaskets, diaphragms, inlet needle, metering lever, after disassembling and cleaning your current Walbro carb. The original Walbro carb will likely be machined better than the aftermarket cloned one-size-fits-all carbs. Here's a kit for <$8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JMQ6J4J.
I recently restored a Shindaiwa T230X gas trimmer that uses a Walbro WYL-26 carb. Pretty simple to take apart, clean, and reinstall the pieces. I also restored the ZAMA carbs for 2 Echo trimmers recently with great success. Currently I have an old Echo PB-250LN blower in the garage that I am working on.
I recently restored a Shindaiwa T230X gas trimmer that uses a Walbro WYL-26 carb. Pretty simple to take apart, clean, and reinstall the pieces. I also restored the ZAMA carbs for 2 Echo trimmers recently with great success. Currently I have an old Echo PB-250LN blower in the garage that I am working on.
I honestly considered that for my Craftsman weed eater, but for $14, I didn't bother.
