Also check the exhaust for obstructions, there is usually a spark/flame arrester in the muffler that will carbon up and prevent proper running.
I nearly killed myself trying to start a weed eater my brother gave me, would start and run a few seconds and then stop. Cleaned the carb, fresh fuel, check the spark, etc. Turned out to be a mud dauber nest in the exhaust, which on that weedeater is exactly the side they like. Poked that out and it ran like a champ…. > On Mar 24, 2022, at 4:47 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I'm sure I'm not the only one who's got old projects hanging around > uncompleted. > > I don't even remember how long ago I brought dad's Echo chainsaw back from > camp. Before 2016 anyway for sure. I don't remember if I ran some bad gas in > it or it had just sat but either way I brought it home and pulled the carb. > I'd bought a carb kit and then got distracted. The other day I very nearly > took it to the dump but decided to take one last look at it. > > Surprisingly I found at least most of the parts, well I've got a whole bunch > of screws and a spring I can't account for in the cup with the other parts > from the saw, not sure if I mixed two projects or what. Anyway the other > night after dinner I got it mostly back together, I even took some time to > clean things, there was a lot of accumulated dirt and sawdust. > > Today I took it out and fired it up. It runs but I need to find a small > enough screwdriver to adjust the carb, yes it's old enough that the carb > adjustments are easily accessible. It'll run at idle but quits as soon as you > gas it. Shouldn't be that hard to adjust out. > > It'd be handy to have another good saw and that one has always run well... > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
