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MAngelotti1

Red Cows, Orange Saws
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This saw has me baffled. Rebuilt carb, new fuel line/filter. Ran two tanks flawlessly. All of a sudden loads up and dies. Take carb apart, check lever clean everything, put it back together. Starts perfect runs for a minute revs/idles then starts to load up again! Had carb off 3 times adjusted lever and doesn’t seem to make a difference. So for kicks I throw on a 144 I have on the shelf it pops then won’t start at all. Am I missing something?
 
Yes I typed wrong. Correct me if I’m wrong but a bad tank vent will cause no flow of gas, correct? I can change it but it does pass air.
 
Let me clarify Duce. It starts fine, revs fine and idles fine for a minute then starts to load up in all aspects and that’s it. It doesn’t rev up on its own which is what I think you were hearing.
 
How many turns out on the H and L screw are you
Start at 1 .5 turns out from lightly seated for the L and 1 turn for H
Did you replace metering needle and did you remove H and L jets and clean the passages


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Pressure test carb also.

The seat could be bad and flooding saw.

But I'd still check crank key. Notorious for shearing. The running normally for 2 min makes no sense though.

The Main nozzle check valve stops the carb from pulling air into the wet side at idle. But that would be odd for 2 carbs to be bad with same issue.

Change the $2 spark plug as your first step though.
 
Thanks for the responses. I’ve done the cleaning again, $2 plug, 1 turn on both screws. I will be checking carb pop off later on today and if that’s good I move to flywheel.
 
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