I was wondering if there was any news on this:
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Not a thing about the 2260 ..... but I want one now!
The 2260 and 2258 are in the 2012 International catalog.
Tilton is still denying any knowledge of them.
Well, first off, crankseals have nothing what so ever to do with compression, though they can/will make the saw run poorly. I would check the fuel lines by pressure and vac to see if you have a pin hole air leak in one or the other of them. Also when you rebuilt the carb did you clean or replace the final fuel filter in the carb. It is located in a 1/4" hole under the top cover right next to the fuel inlet. Make certain your tank vent check valve is not stuck. Those are the very first places I'd look...definately sounds like fuel starvation to me.
Bingo Cantdog, you nailed it!:msp_thumbsup: Even though I had full vacuum on my fuel line test, after I cleaned out the tank filter itself, it's business as normal. I was just about to change out that screen inside the carb, but thought I'd give it a pull and test. The vent box is simplicity itself; inside is a formed 90 that goes directly to the carb from the tank. Under the box is a small hole that goes to the top vent/line. I gotta think it was the tank filter since the lines held max vacuum. I had a spare vent box & tank line so I stuck that in for good measure.
I should have looked for the obvious....I know better. I was smarter when I was back in the woods with these things...younger too.:bang:
Anyway, awesome suggestion, thanks again man!!:msp_thumbup:
Kevin
LOL...Even I get to be right once in a while!!LOL! But really I always go for the easiest stuff first...my main motto is "Never overlook the Obvious" We, as species always want to assume a problem is way more complex than it usually is. Case in point..honda 5.5 mower..always ran great..went to use it....started right up and would run for 30 sec and die. I checked the spark...good spark, ok, fuel issue...so I tore the carb and fuel tank off and cleaned everything and put it all back together...didn't change a thing!! Grrr.. I bet I had that carb on and off a half dozen times, checked the coil air gap...basically went nuts and could not change what this little motor was doing. Finally in desperation I went online and searched "Honda 5'5 running issues" landed on a forum similar to this one and scrolled down the list of issues until I hit one that said "motor starts runs 20 seconds and shuts off" AhhHA!!
Read the posts and end end run was.............Spark plug......NO????? I could bellieve that as I has a nice bright spark.....Monday morning I was at the parts store. getting something else and said WTH gimme a spark plug...worth a shot...lawn's getting pretty high...OL is getting pretty loud. The darn thing started right up and has run perfect ever since!!! I prbably had 8 hrs in fussing whith that thing and the cure was a 60 second fix!!
Yep that is an 80. It looks like someone set it up to run a K&N style air filter though. That gas on the clutch side is probably coming from the fuel tank vent. Look to see if the vent is still there or if it has fallen out over the course of the saw's life. It will look like a bunch of little brass rods shoved into a hose. If there is no filter the gas could have sloshed out when you were trying to start it. Normally I would say 160psi is good for a saw, but for an 80 I might pull the muffler and see if there is any scoring. I would say the normal range for psi is 190-220 for these saws.
Nice score!
Robin, I have been going through the same thing with the saw my friend dropped off. I cleaned the carb, new fuel lines and filter, and it still wouldn't fire. The plug had nice blue spark but I thought what the hell,and threw another plug in there (the wrong size) and the damn thing runs. Now I just need to get the right plug and it should be golden. Since when do plugs go bad anyways.
It's an 80 alright....just like mine. The tank vent should be a tube that runs from the tank vent 'box' into a hole that goes to the clutch side of the saw. After ignoring the obvious small things and coming in here for a rescue, I would suggest the following; check your fuel lines with a vacuum, check the fuel filter in the tank, replace the spark plug and check your compression. I think my compression runs about 175psi and the saw runs fine. Just as a matter of course since you don't know any history, clean the carb and put in a complete rebuild kit.
Kevin
LOL...What he said!!
Yep that is an 80. It looks like someone set it up to run a K&N style air filter though. That gas on the clutch side is probably coming from the fuel tank vent. Look to see if the vent is still there or if it has fallen out over the course of the saw's life. It will look like a bunch of little brass rods shoved into a hose. If there is no filter the gas could have sloshed out when you were trying to start it. Normally I would say 160psi is good for a saw, but for an 80 I might pull the muffler and see if there is any scoring. I would say the normal range for psi is 190-220 for these saws.
Nice score!
If you only pulled it 2 times you didn't the full compression build up. You should pull it until it stops and I wouldn't be surprised if it is 200. These old JReds have very high compression and you need to be committed to start them. If you take out the plug all the compression will go right through the hole, so that is why it is easier to turn over.
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