Saw won't run

[adkron]

I have a Jonsered 2050 Turbo. I mistakenly put gas in the oil tank and oil in the gas tank (talk about stupid, but I was very tiered). When I realized my mistake (after the saw would not start) I emptied the saw and filled the tanks correctly. My saw will not start. I cleaned the plug and put gas directly into the cylindar through the plug hole. The saw starts and runs a few seconds than dies. I have done this a dozen times and I can not get the saw to run without stalling. My dealer is out of business and I need some help. This saw ran perfectly for four years prior to my stupid mistake. Will a new plug help? What should I do to get this saw running again?
Thanks for your help.
Ron

 

[treeclimber165]

Bar oil is too thick to flow through the tiny orifices in the carb. Sounds like your saw is fine, the carb is just plugged. Try pulling the fuel line off the carb and spraying carb cleaner into the fuel inlet. (Safety glasses are a MUST, cause we all know that carb cleaner will ALWAYS go straight to your eyes when it sprays!) Once you can dissolve/displace the bar oil in the carb, it should run fine.

A girl I know who just got her first house did this a few weeks ago with her first lawnmower. She had put 2 QUARTS of oil in the GAS tank! Called me all panicked cause she KILLED her brand-new $1000 lawnmower, could I save it??? Took me about 30 minutes and had it running perfectly.

 

[sedanman]

Where in NY are you? I am in southern Dutchess county and can help you if get jammed up. Welcome to the forum. The saw WILL survive this mishap.

 

[HUSKYMAN]

I dont see where you changed the fuel filter on the end of the gas line in the tank. Treeclimber is probably right, you gummed the carb. Worst case senario is you will have to buy a 10$ carb rebuild kit
Takes more than that to kill a Jonsey!

 

[adkron]

Thanks Treeclimber165 and Sedanman. I live in Jay, NY (that's near Lake Placid in northern NY). It is 11:00 PM here right now. I will get some carburetor cleaner tomorrow and try to get that bar oil out of my fuel line.
Thanks for your help.
Ron

 

[YUKON 659]

Welcome, adkron!!!! Glad to see computers finally arrived in that part of the country!!!! I'm also originally from that area, Tupper Lake to be exact.

Jeff

 

[adkron]

Thanks HUSKYMAN.
Ron

 

[adkron]

Hi YUKON 659,
We have all of one local IP in Jay. I have been a part time resident in Jay for the past 17 years and am now here full time. I did ski Big Tupper about 12 years ago when my youngest daughter was ski racing in Whiteface Mountain's Training Center. The Adirondacks are a beautiful part of our country.
Ron

 

[adkron]

Hi,
I wanted to thank you guys for the help. I cleaned out the fuel filter, flushed out the carburetor and my saw is up and running again. Now all I have to do is remember the difference between oil and gas.
Ron

 

[treeclimber165]

KEWL!

 

[Dennis]

adkron...dont ever think you are the only one to do it...lol...I remember a couple mornings about 4am...filling up the saw...then realizing as it was pouring into the gas tank, that chain oil really wont run that well...

 

[tony marks]

do not feel too bad brother. i just bought a nice 011avt ,really ran perfect ,even tho the gas was real old. cut w it an it needs sharpenig. so before i go in the house want to hear that little engine one more time . she wont crank at all after half hr or so i lay it dn an walk away. hr or so later after feeling really burntup buy this guy . i go out for one more try . eyes are not the best and after a close look i realize ive been trying to crank a hot saw on full choke. so dont feel too stupid.save some o that for me.

 

[Toneman]

Ron,
My dad did the same thing a few years ago. After I cleaned out he carb, I knew that I did not want to go through this process again and wanted to "mistake proof" the process of filling the fuel and bar oil tanks.
I painted the caps for easy identification. The bar oil cap is now red, and the fuel cap is blue. I also put a dab of blue paint on the fuel can.
This has worked great, as I have not had to clean out a carb due to chain oil contamination in over 5 years!!!

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hey Adkron, no need to worry, we havent worked in the woods till we have:
1: Done what you did
2: Put the chain on backwards
3: Driven over a saw.
4: felled a tree on a saw.
5: felled a tree on a truck
6: Scooped up a bucket of dirt with a saw in the bucket.
I am sure there are more, but these are the only ones I have done I believe.
John