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I won't have a chance to dig into this saw until tomorrow, but thought I'd post the video evidence here. In the video the saw was cold, last worked about an hour and half earlier. I think I messed something up during my last maintenance session:

• I swapped out the drum sprocket,
• replaced the spark plug (it was gapped at .5 mm like normal),
• cleaned the oiling pump and greased the needle bearing.
• Kill switch wasn't engaging so i took the handle apart and cleaned the gunk and saw dust off of the connection. Of course the linkages fell out because duh every damn time.
• So, I needed to screw around with the carburetor to get the throttle and choke reconnected.

Maybe impulse hose is disconnected now? But would it even run at all then? It gains enough steam under throttle to function, but it's not having fun doing it. It feels almost grind-y in the cut, like its binding up. Hard to describe. And even if I got the kill switch working again, you wouldn't know it since it stalls when returning to idle.

It's possible I managed to get dust into the carb or i didn't get a good fit between the manifold, carb ring and the carb? Idk I thought maybe a with a video someone might be able to suggest a good thread to pull on for this one.

ps: Thank you for your patience in advance, I am new to servicing and troubleshooting saws. Our maintenance guru retired, so now I'm the inexperienced shop gremlin that volunteered to take on saw maintenance. I'm just learning as I go here.