troubled stihl

[jonah]

hello everyone, im having some trouble with a stihl 017 chainsaw. The cause was that for some reason there was substantial amounts of black coloured water in the fuel tank (dont ask ) and after first running erratically, then cutting out on opening the throttle, it stopped starting and then it acted as if it was seized. I freed it up and i can pull the starter cord but for some reason i cant compress the throttle. I opened it up a little bit, and the part on the carb that the lever pushes is really stiff and can only just be moved using other methods.

 

apologies if this has been covered elsewhere on this board, i searched but couldnt find anything relevant. any help or ideas would be much appreciated.

 

also, on a side note. I have a husqvarna 262xp that needs its carb spruced up but im not sure how to find out the date the saw was made, and therefore the make of carburettor. any ideas?

 

thanks

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

1) Sounds as if said water has corroded carb inerds - remove, strip, clean and rebuild inc diaphragm for starters...

 

2) 262xp had Walbro HDA-87, 117 and 120 carbs. For tuning, 13,500 rpm max.

[jonah]

thanks for that, the 262 is sorted with help from a friend. I had a look at the stihls carb and it seems the needle thing is somehow fused into its seat, there was quite a bit of rust around so i imagine that it is the culprit. trying to release it i only managed to remove the little protruding bit so it is well and truly stuck. Im going to keep trying to get it out, but just in case i fail (which i reckon is quite likely), does anyone know of an online source for carburettors? namely a walbro wt325a\

 

many thanks

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

thanks for that, the 262 is sorted with help from a friend. I had a look at the stihls carb and it seems the needle thing is somehow fused into its seat, there was quite a bit of rust around so i imagine that it is the culprit. trying to release it i only managed to remove the little protruding bit so it is well and truly stuck. Im going to keep trying to get it out, but just in case i fail (which i reckon is quite likely), does anyone know of an online source for carburettors? namely a walbro wt325a

 

many thanks

 

Snapped jets from overtightening = common. Sharp end snaps off and is irretrievable since damage to channel would occur on removal. Oregon / Blount stock a lot of carbs else it's you stihl dealer or ebay. Garden-Hire-Spares on Ebay is worth a shout.

[elfinwood saws]

hi garden hire spares have brand new carbs for 20 odd pounds.