johnbinsc
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi again experts,
I am a homeowner on a wooded lot who occasionally takes down his own trees.
My 30 year old Stihl 026 starts and runs great for 5-10 minutes.
Then it either dies on idle or I shut if off to do something, and when I go back to restart it, I cannot get it started.
But if I wait until the next day, I can get it to start easily and it runs for another 5-10 minutes.
It has had this problem for a while, so I did a carb rebuild, but it still has this problem.
I thought it might be vacuum lock on the gas tank, but I can remove the tank vent and then replace it and it still will not start.
So it seems to be related to the saw engine getting hot.
I saw one suggestion on another site that my gas line might be pinching off when it gets warm. It is the original gas line, and it is on my to-do list to replace it, but I have not yet.
What do you all think of that theory?
Is there anything else I should look at? What are the chances that the pulse line is failing when the saw gets hot (warm)? Of course, that is also the 30 year old original.
Thanks,
John
I am a homeowner on a wooded lot who occasionally takes down his own trees.
My 30 year old Stihl 026 starts and runs great for 5-10 minutes.
Then it either dies on idle or I shut if off to do something, and when I go back to restart it, I cannot get it started.
But if I wait until the next day, I can get it to start easily and it runs for another 5-10 minutes.
It has had this problem for a while, so I did a carb rebuild, but it still has this problem.
I thought it might be vacuum lock on the gas tank, but I can remove the tank vent and then replace it and it still will not start.
So it seems to be related to the saw engine getting hot.
I saw one suggestion on another site that my gas line might be pinching off when it gets warm. It is the original gas line, and it is on my to-do list to replace it, but I have not yet.
What do you all think of that theory?
Is there anything else I should look at? What are the chances that the pulse line is failing when the saw gets hot (warm)? Of course, that is also the 30 year old original.
Thanks,
John