Thread: Chainsaw Problem

If it's only six months old, another thing to get the dealer to check is the blow off/pop off pressure in the carby.

Too low and it'll be too rich, too high and it'll be hard to start as there isn't enough fuel pressure to overcome the vacuum and spring pressure.
If the lever height is off, it'll create a similar problem. Too high and it'll flood, etc.

It wouldn't be the first time a new carby has been delivered with the pop off or lever height out of whack.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

one last trick I use on the rare occasions I have to break out my long bar cullcok is to pull the plug out, turn it over till its on BDC point the blow torch down the cylinder while I sort out PPE and how Im going to do the cuts with the bugger, heat the plug, screw it together, kill the torch, fill it with fuel, squirt brake clean down the air filter and give it a pull with the throttle on flat out...

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and yes I know its about the cruelest way to get a 2 stroke going.

Not to an old Mc Dave.....

if it's one of the newer plastic junk things, then that's OK

If it's a solid oldie, you can still get bits for them if you know where. There are a few Mc fanatics left in Oz that squirrel bits away.

BTW Mc is totally owned by Husky worldwide now, including the US where a Taiwanese firm made them since Mc US went belly up. (Electrolux/Husky bought the name for the ROW when Mc went bust)

nahh, I think my Macs are like old rovers,,, they have quirks but they keep going

If its lucky the big bar one comes out twice a year... I'll be dead long before it gives in completely

Well thanks very much everyone, i think i should be able to get it going better with all this info, we bought this saw because of the reputation that Shindawa has, it was a toss up between that and a Husky.

Over the weekend i will have a play and see if i can fine tune it too run properly.

Thanks again all.

Baz.

Originally Posted by 953

Damo, could u give me the sites of the small machinery forums u mentioned, sounds interesting.
Cheers Dean.

Here is the only one you will be able to get into as you need to be working in the golf industry and a paid up member of the other 2 to get entry.

http://www.lawnsite.com/index.php

I will however get any interesting info off those sites and post it up if I can get permision.