362 owners..step into my office

[RED-85-Z51]

Got one on the bench, 6 months old, says 1st start of the day can take 15 minutes. Once running...runs great. I pushed the lever down, pulled 4 times..nothing. choke off..pulled 20 times..nothing. plug was soaked. New plug in..held throttle open...10 pulls and it sprayed gas out the muffler and ran really nice.

I let it set up 6 hours, went out..pulled 2x on choke, I thought I heard a stumble but it was subtle. Choke off..2 pulls and it ran.

Is the kick on choke that soft...is it that easy to miss?

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[pioneerguy600]

My 362 strato regular carb saw starts just like any other, 3 - 5 pulls when cold.

 

[1hp]

mine is an Mtronic with the original black solenoid. one of the easiest starting saws i own.

 

[holeycow]

My non-moronic floods easily, so I pull it a couple of times choke off. Occasionally it kicks right off. If not, I choke it, pull it once or twice. It usually pops on the first one. Choke off, vroom, vroom.

If I do it right, the saw starts very easily. Occasionally I mess it up by not giving it a chance to start with the choke off.

 

[PV Hiker]

I wonder if you start it again and put it in some wood for a heat cycle, then next day start it it will give you the traditional pop?

You received the saw after the owner flooded it out and you had to deal with a flooded motor with residuals.

 

[RED-85-Z51]

I let it sit all day, set choke then back to high idle. Kicked first pull...running on 2nd.

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[w7x]

how clean is the magneto thingy or did it start working normally again?

 

[PV Hiker]

After three years has passed, I'm sure the time to ask that question timed out to expect a answer from the OP.

 

[Seachaser]

Last seen 2022.

I wish this site would archive six month and older threads. I’ve been guilty of answering an old thread when they show up at the bottom.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Both the 361 and 362 flood easily as I have read here and experienced myself. Frustrating to say the least. I'm going to install a new carb in my 361 and see if that solves it. I bought the saw new in 2008. If it does, I will report back. Other than this, I really do like my 361.