3120xp 1989 no choke(!) model

[stewmo]

[Stubby]

If you get it running again I would use an Alkylate fuel and then you won't need to run it dry .

[topchippyles]

Clean the spark plug and put a little petrol down the bore never fails for me if there is a spark there. She may run a  few seconds but it will pull the petrol through if all the running gear is good.

Edited April 26 by topchippyles

[adw]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

If you get it running again I would use an Alkylate fuel and then you won't need to run it dry .

Alkylate fuel yes, but we always ran these things at 25-1, and still use 25-1 on the K1260 and K1270.

[stewmo]

Definitely got a spark so guess I'll put it back together and try some fuel down the bore then....fingers crossed. 

[stewmo]

I am wondering if I simulated a choke, by blocking off the air intake somehow, it might pull through some fuel?

[Ollie_M]

11 hours ago, stewmo said:

I am wondering if I simulated a choke, by blocking off the air intake somehow, it might pull through some fuel?

thats basically what a little fuel in the bore or in the carb does, i like to use a 5ml calpol type syringe and just pop it into the carb before putting air filter back on, runs a little longer than putting direct into cylinder

[Muddy42]

15 hours ago, Ollie_M said:

thats basically what a little fuel in the bore or in the carb does, i like to use a 5ml calpol type syringe and just pop it into the carb before putting air filter back on, runs a little longer than putting direct into cylinder

 

great idea.  I was in hospital recently (all fine) and you should have seen the kit that I rescued from being thrown into the bin. I got a variety of syringes up to 600m that I thought might be useful for emptying fuel tanks plus some long reach forceps that will be great for fishing out fuel filters ! 

 

[Ollie_M]

4 hours ago, Muddy42 said:

 

great idea.  I was in hospital recently (all fine) and you should have seen the kit that I rescued from being thrown into the bin. I got a variety of syringes up to 600m that I thought might be useful for emptying fuel tanks plus some long reach forceps that will be great for fishing out fuel filters ! 

 

Yeah perfect, I like to use syringes for measuring out oil to mix aswell.

the 5ml syringes seem the perfect amount to get a saw to fire off and run without flooding.

syrings also quite handy for priming a bar - use it to run oil down the groove and into the nose sprocket

[stewmo]

On 29/04/2024 at 19:21, Ollie_M said:

thats basically what a little fuel in the bore or in the carb does, i like to use a 5ml calpol type syringe and just pop it into the carb before putting air filter back on, runs a little longer than putting direct into cylinder

Thanks for the info. Imagine we have calpol syringe somewhere for the kids. 
otherwise a teaspoons worth will do by the sound of it. 
Presumably you start with the throttle open?