chainsaw repair

Hi, when I start it the chain starts to move. When I hit the throttle it revs too high, and then when I let off the throttle it stalls. I recently acquired this saw, which is fairly new and lightly used. It had gas left in it a couple years. I changed out the fuel and it ran fine for an hour or...

So it's my first time trying to resurrect a chainsaw. Bought this fairly new MS170 off a guy that had straight gas ran in it by accident, I hope the cylinder is reusable because I'm not really looking to pay a lot for the parts. I'll use it for parts in that case. The pics are here: From the...

Hello, I do woodturning and a couple of days ago I've bought a new 465 Rancher to cut logs and have them ready for the lathe. When the chainsaw arrived, I've followed the instructions step by step and it started and ran smoothly (just for 10 seconds, then I've switched it off). Starting from...

My father was about to pitch a Husqvarna 254 because a salesman told him it wasn't worth it. I found straight gas in the tank (a classic little brother move), and assumed the worst for the piston, ring, and cylinder. Now that I've opened it up though it really doesn't look too bad. I'm doing the...