026 vs 028 For First Saw

[Courage]

Hey guys, well, it seems you were right, @ZeroJunk and @Marley5. I brought the saw in to start getting it taken apart to do a vacuum test, (I had forgotten to check the tank vent), and when I got the airfilter cover off, I was amazed and disgusted by how covered in silty sawdust everything was. That's what reminded me to check on the tank vent. I pulled it off, and blew through it as hard as I could. I also tried sucking air through it. I didn't think I was successful in either attempt, so I put it back on, and put it back together and went and ran the saw for about 20 minutes. I could not get it to run lean no matter what I did. I was hoping I could get it to do it again, so I could open the gas cap when it died, and see if that fixed the issue temporarily. I'm thinking my "futile" attempt, must have dislodged enough sawdust to make it so it could run again.
The other interesting thing, is that it used to not really like to idle after it warmer up, but tonight, after 20 minutes pretty much straight full throttle cutting, it idled perfectly. Not sure if that could even be related at all, or not, but it seems to be running better than it has in a LONG time. It also didn't used to like to restart after it had warmed up, but it started back up first pull each time tonight... curious to hear if yall think it could be related, or if it's kinda just random.
Also, what style of chain do y'all recommend running on it for mainly limbing and smaller tree work? Now that I have my 044, this saw will be relegated to smaller wood, but it's time for a new chain...

 

[fields_mj]

Sounds like you need to a better job of cleaning the saw up when you're done. I'm VERY guilty of this myself. I'm glad that it was something so simple.

As far as chain for limbing and smaller stuff, I don't think you could go wrong with a semi chisel .325 chain. Personally, I use full chisel, but some might find it to be a little grabby on really small stuff.

 

[Gord404]

is the 261 a clam?- had a 260 for about 10 years- very reliable but a bit slower than the 026- got 2 026's- one ported one not , lots of power and a very easy saw to work on - old style engineerig called quality- put new seals in both of them