looking for help

[woodsmiths]

Well me and my new friend (sthil 024 chainsaw) were getting on great, until today:confused1:

Been working fine all day stopped to refuel and oil and has not worked since.

Cleaned air filter and spark plug, about as far as my expertise goes, still no joy.

 

If you have any suggestions I would be very grateful.

[Roni Macdonald]

check for spark at plug, if good then a fuel problem. if plug is wet then an electrical problem. thats the basics. could be more serious.

[spudulike]

The basics are that the saw must have a spark, fuel and compression. You need to check all of these elements to find the problem.

 

The fact you re-fuelled and the saw stoped then may be a factor, are you using the same fuel that the saw was running, a local guy to me had a dose of diesel in with his petrol - saw smoked like hell and even my lawnmower doesn't like it!

 

A hot saw will drop in compression, possibly the saw when running had enough compression to run but not enough to start the engine from stop. Pulling the muffler and making sure the piston is ok is an easy check.

 

It may just be some sort of airlock - loosen the fuel cap and try to start it again.

 

If you pull a saw over ten times with the choke on, the plug should be very wet, if it isn't then the carb or ancillary pipework has issues.

 

If the saw was hot and you used choke then the saw may be simply flooded - pull the plug, turn the saw upside down and pull it over fast to clear the puddled fuel. If it runs out then once it is clear - start the saw without the choke on - just the fast idle!

[woodsmiths]

Thanks guys

no carving tomorrow, well not with the saw anyway:sad: