Well I finally got around to adjusting the idle mixture screws for the Mac this weekend and when I put gas into the tank and tried to start it, it wouldn't start. I primed it and no luck. Then I noticed gas was dripping from underneath the saw. Its kind of hard to tell where it was coming from, but can it be possible the gas tank is leaking? Since I have a new Stihl saw, I don't plan on spending alot of $ on the Mac, but I would hate to just dump a saw with less than 5 hours on it. However, I'm just about ready to give up on this saw.
)Pay particular attention to your transition ports(holes near the throttle valve) most have 3. these are the holes that govern the transition from idle to part throttle and from part throttle to WOT.It doesn't take a lot to plug one of these holes.I usually start out with a full turn on both low and high from a lightly seated position.I like to start out rich and work my way back from there.Just to be on the safe side.And only because I have had saw's that had crappy crank shaft seals or other air leaks,and just dont want to take a chance on an over lean condition on initial start up.Also I find MAC's to be a little on the lean side any way,so possibly you just have the low side to lean
