when I go to show a saw for a buyer and it just wont start... gas tanks empty- happened a number of times and yes I empty every saw that comes in for repair into a separate can which my old briggs on my wood splitter doesnt seem to mind at all.
Hada little vintage Craftsman top handle given to me, first found oil pump rod nut in plunger, so button wud not press (shudda been first clue); then wud prime, start 1st pull, run 15-seconds, die) drove me crazy, finally changed carb= same problem.... then FINALLY NOTICED SLIGHT CRIMP/ BEND in short line between prime and carb, trimmed 1/8" off the 1"+ long line, which STRAIGHTENED the line, and it cured issue. It had new line/filter, but new was cut to exact same length as old, so ....LESSON= FUEL MUST BE ABLE TO FREE FLOW TO CARB.I have one that is embarassing me . A hoosky 240 that will simply not cooperate with everything I've tried.. Starts, sounds good then dies.. Changed the carb, plug, fuel lines, filter, ignition and wire.. Only thing I have not done is throw it outside and go get an Echo.. If I could put my finger on the " that's it", I would love to share my triumph.. However, I'm sharing my confusion and claiming stupid..
Had a 070 come in with that problem. Idled fine. Pull the trigger and it would die. Original fuel lines and e-10 gas…flat fuel line with anything more than idle.How many pulls did it take to collapse the fuel line? This was after they put bar oil into the fuel tank?
ROFL, the thing was flat...
We forget to check the simple stuff first.... I am glad that I switched out the chicom carb on my saw, but that is when I discovered that the fuel line had a split in it... simple stuff.
What model is your 240…Late ‘70s or 2008?I have one that is embarassing me . A hoosky 240 that will simply not cooperate with everything I've tried.. Starts, sounds good then dies.. Changed the carb, plug, fuel lines, filter, ignition and wire.. Only thing I have not done is throw it outside and go get an Echo.. If I could put my finger on the " that's it", I would love to share my triumph.. However, I'm sharing my confusion and claiming stupid..
Got one of my saws - think it was a Stihl, but don't recall - that did exactly that. I'd taken it to the local "He's great, everybody says so!" fix-it guy, which I do occasionally in case I missed something - turns out he'd set the edge of the carburetor on the fuel line, pinching it down to just barely a trickle - he'd of course started it - and it would start, and run for a few seconds - and apparently that's all he messed with. I was not amused.So ive been struggling with my 372xp OE for a while now. Had it pressure tested, fine. Tried 4 different carbs, farmer tea, zama, original hd12 and another hd12 shipped in the mail from a member who was kind enough to loan me one. No matter what, it would start ok, although took too many pulls, idle ok ,ect. However, as soon as I put it in wood it would die immediately. I mailed it off to a member who took pity on me, and he found a clogged up fuel filter!!! It didn't look terrible, but it was hard to blow air through it. That seems to have solved it. Hopefully my silly story will help some future chainsaw dummyView attachment 1129851
One of my older brothers never lets me forget when I tried to install a manual transmission on my 70's Pinto wagon when young and I couldn't get it to go into place. I was cursing up a storm under the car. Finally I think he observed I had my old throwout bearing on and was trying to install it with the new one too. Doh! Did something similar when putting a Husky clutch cover on the other day after replacing the chain brake. Wouldn't go into place. Was stumped about what wasn't lining up, tensioner was aligned. Finally saw that I'd left the clutch removal tool (one of those 19mm bolt heads) in place on the clutch. Sort of looks like it belongs at first glance so I hadn't noticed it.More silliness. I picked up a 365x torq with a scored piston. Replaced it with a meteor piston and ground out the transfer covers while I was at it. Took it to a chainsaw mechanic for pressure and vacuum test. It passed but wouldn’t start. Took it back to the mechanic and he tried to start it. I bet he pulled on it 100 times. He gave up. I sent it off to a high school kid who’s way into saws. Turns out the mechanic forgot to remove the rubber piece he used to block off exhaust port. Whoops . Pretty soon I’m going to know all the possible mistakes a guy can make on a saw!
Then, I'm in trouble, lolIt's only dumb when you do the same thing again.
Well at least it aint big trouble..Then, I'm in trouble, lol
True...for now.Well at least it aint big trouble..
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