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Bottom end full of mix?
Pull it over w/o plug and see if it pukes up mix.
Pull it over w/o plug and see if it pukes up mix.
Yep. I've done that. I'm just an old airplane mechanic but this is beyond me without pullin it apart. It's been a good old saw. And I thank you for your reply
It was running well 2 years ago?
How about checking the flywheel key?
Roy
How about checking the flywheel key?
Roy
Pull the muffler and see if there is scoring.
It turns over with ease, piston doin what it should and all that with the plug out.
Dont make sense really! You sure not flooded?
It turns over with ease, piston doin what it should and all that with the plug out
I'll probably be doin more than that. I'm no 2 stroke man and the muffler is where I plan to start but I highly doubt the scarred piston. Whatever it is, I ordered a gasket set.
No it don't. When I get it ironed out I'll let you know lw
Its a good start.
A healthy 026 has 160 or so pounds of compression, they can be quite difficult to pull over. Nature of the beast so to speak.
Went out and messed with it today. Only thing I can figure is the fogging oil which I put in when I parked it increase the compression enough for me to be stupid. I had put some more in the other day so compression was probably maxed and I'm getting old. The ol' girl blue some serious smoke when she fired up. Sorry to waste your time
You fogot to mention that but Its good to hear its running. Leave the oil out next time.
Glad to hear you got it running.
Dribble some wd-40 in there and let it sit. Thats assuming the piston, and rings, are free to begin with. WD flushes easily. The cylinder will thank you.
Pudsy
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As you seem to have solved the problem, this will be redundant, but for future reference: If the muffler is gummed up badly enough (spark arrestor screen in it?), that might also cause similar troubles as the exhaust pressure can't leave the cylinder easily enough. Pull the plug and there is no problem. Of course, depending on percentage blocked, that would also influence normal running.
Thank you for that information. My ol' saw has knawed through a lot of wood and the front of the muffler was bent in. Don't know if that had anything to do with it but I'm going to look at it today.
