Chainsaw beginner - can't get Husq going after refuel

[MattyF]

So you have mixed chain oil and two stroke??? The chain oil goes in neat in the oil tank and should be mixed with nothing... Every time you fill the saw with fuel you must also fill this tank with oil...and the two stroke is mixed with petrol usually in a 5L can of unleaded and goes in to the fuel tank... As long as you have not mixed those two oils together there should not be a problem

[ATC1983]

Ok, so should I buy standard unleaded - not diesel - petrol, then mix it with the pro performance 2 stroke oil? And the other oil is for the guide bar and chain?

[ATC1983]

I get you now - petrol and 2 stroke and chain oil in the other compartment. As I say it's the first time I've done this. I'll empty the fuel section now, then head off to get petrol. For 5 ltrs of petrol it would be 100ml of 2 stroke?

[Tree Man Tom]

Ok, so should I buy standard unleaded - not diesel - petrol, then mix it with the pro performance 2 stroke oil? And the other oil is for the guide bar and chain?

 

Yes.

 

What did you do previously, im concerned that maybe you have put straight petrol through the saw?

[ATC1983]

When I bought the saw it was fuelled on purchase, so would have been fuelled with petrol and 2 stroke before I took it away. I assume at least it would have been 2 stroked before sale.

[Tree Man Tom]

When I bought the saw it was fuelled on purchase, so would have been fuelled with petrol and 2 stroke before I took it away. I assume at least it would have been 2 stroked before sale.

 

Yes, should be ok.

 

So when it ran out, what did you fill it up with?

[ATC1983]

What I said earlier and did today - chain oil / 2 stroke in a rough 50-1 mix, probably more like 40-1 mix. I'll just empty that out then refuel with petrol?

[Tree Man Tom]

Yes, try it, you may have gunked up the carb and stuff with oil in which case it wont start and will require a strip down and clean. But try it, with any luck it will just fire up after abit of persuasion

[MattyF]

I would quarter fill the fuel tank with your new mix and then shake it about and empty it and repeat a few times to get out the chain oil.... After that it should fire , will be a bit smokey for a while then be fine!! There must of been an operators manual with the saw if not you should be able to get a PDF one from the husky website.

[ATC1983]

Ok, have got the petrol, emptied the saw and refuelled, but no start. I've stripped the top off the saw and taken out the spark plug, and when I pull the cord can hear the petrol bubbling about inside it. Someone told me on here before what to do when you've flooded the engine - is it just a question of yanking the ignition cord a few times without the spark plug in?