501Maico
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An 041 points ignition Farm Boss that I picked up from a friend. He bought it new but said that it was too heavy for him so it sat in the shed after one use until 2014. A very dull chain and burn spots on the bar though??
I went to start it but it wouldn't go past TDC even though it spun free with no plug. I removed the starter and still couldn't get it past TDC with a socket on the flywheel nut, to the point that I was afraid of stripping or breaking something. I also tried holding the ratchet for about 3 minutes in a very compressed state but it still wouldn't move any. My thoughts were that the rings were gunked up and making a perfect seal but I have never seen anything like this. So I propped the saw, bar down, closed the ports with the piston, and poured fuel in the plug hole. Every few days I would drain the fuel and try to pull it over with the same results. BTW the fuel level never went down enough to see a difference. Around 2 or 3 weeks later I was finally able to start the saw. I still use it every so often but I'm careful to make sure it doesn't get scratched up.
I went to start it but it wouldn't go past TDC even though it spun free with no plug. I removed the starter and still couldn't get it past TDC with a socket on the flywheel nut, to the point that I was afraid of stripping or breaking something. I also tried holding the ratchet for about 3 minutes in a very compressed state but it still wouldn't move any. My thoughts were that the rings were gunked up and making a perfect seal but I have never seen anything like this. So I propped the saw, bar down, closed the ports with the piston, and poured fuel in the plug hole. Every few days I would drain the fuel and try to pull it over with the same results. BTW the fuel level never went down enough to see a difference. Around 2 or 3 weeks later I was finally able to start the saw. I still use it every so often but I'm careful to make sure it doesn't get scratched up.
