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Unlikely as it has a 4 stroke engine. Unless you didn't bother to check the engine sump oil. Basic maintenance here. Try and turn the crankshaft output with a wrench. https://www.google.com/search?q=Homelite+pressure+washer ..

Read the 2stroke oil can

A 50-1 ratio is the answer.

check filter or carb needs cleaning -rebuild or replacement

Chainsaw oil pumps are fairly simple affairs, to increase oil flow you obviously cannot increase the engine speed, so you increase the throw of the pump shaft, so the pump shaft not only rotates, it moves back and forth ( the throw ) so the back of the pump shaft is cut off at an angle, the adjuster screw sits on the back of the shaft, so now when it rotates it moves in and out due to this angle, so the close the screw is to the centre of the shaft the lesser the throw, the further out the bigger the throw, so unscrewing the adjuster ( anti clockwise ) increases the flow, and visa versa.

Standard plug gap for a chainsaw 0.5mm

Check the fuel lines, it has small leaks

Here is a link to a search showing the manual as a pdf. https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTfb-N20gTi_jyY8AhRQsrREyx1gQ:1569087551920&q=homelite+bx90+bandit+blower+manual&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirhJ3RuuLkAhUBXq0KHR1uCvMQBQgvKAA&biw=1242&bih=598

Go right to the source - Homelite: http://manuals.homelite.com/

Try cleaning the carburetor and blow or clean jets. Then new mix and clean fuel. Start up, and probably set the idling to a little faster to start then adjust for good idle speed so it won't stall. Hope this may help.

What we normally say is good quality two stroke oil 50-1, two stroke oil from unknown manufacturers 25-1

Whilst I cannot offer a definite solution to this problem, it is worth disassembling the carburettor looking for dark brown material that collects if you don't drain the fuel tank after each use. I have started running all of my petrol engines dry to avoid this problem of fuel evaporating leaving coagulated oil in the carburettor as a membrane. You won't damage a good motor by doing this since as you should have lubrication for the piston rings right up until the agonal stroke.

The oil ratio is not adjusted to the engine it is the formulation of the oil. You mix your oil the way the bottle states. I have been working on 2 cycle engines since the 70's at a motorcycle, ATV and lawn & garden dealership. If you have doubts about a 50:1 oil do like I do and put 8/10ths of a gallon of gas in you jug and use a bottle of oil for a gallon and mix.

As with any brushed electric motor both brushes should be changed, it is not good practice to have different lengths of brushes.

Defective carburetor.

How to Remove the Cap to Replace the Line of Homelite Trimmer Homelite UT33600 Operator Manual General Maintenance Advancing Line...

you should be able to replace the bulb. take the model numbers to any mower parts store and they can get you this part.