dropped saw in water

[Dean O]

one of the gys slipped and dropped a saw in the canal

 

the saw obviously quickly cut out - will the filter have successfully stopped any silt going into the head or will it need a full strip and clean before running?

 

thanks

 

Dean

[elfinwood saws]

If water got into the engine while it was running, there is a possability of it hydraulicing

and bending the conrod! only if it sucked water into the engine?

[armchairarborist]

that happened to me years ago, even with draining tanks, blasting everywhere with airline and letting it dry out somewhere warm for a few days, loads of water blasted out of the exhaust when it fired up. it ran fine and is still going strong now. there was a loop in the rope and after refuelling my bro just clipped the nearly new saw into the loop, i pulled and it made it halfway up the tree before dropping into the river below and was washed over a small waterfall ..followed rapidly by my bro, its ok he can swim:thumbup:

[geoff]

Chances are it will be ok,if it was only ticking over when it whent in,give it a good clean out,drain & replace fuel,plug out & turn it over while its upside down,& also with the exhaust pointing down,maybe blow the carb out ,dry the filter,& give it a go.

I would want to get it running asap to avoid the potential for the bearings to rust.

If you do get it going let it get nice & warm too.

[luftwaffe]

This also happened to me, we felling on the side of a steep hillside, put the saw down to put the wedge in the back felling cut, turned around to see the saw slipping back and tumbling down the hillside into the small river below whilst the engine was ticking over, ran down, failed to catch the saw in time before it landed in a pool in the river, got the out of the water, poured water out of the exhaust, cleaned and dryed the filter, left the saw to dry for a couple of hours, started after a 5 or 6 pulls, splutered for 10 seconds or so, but no problems there after.

[SpringhallTreeCare]

if it sucked water in it wont hurt to take the plug and carb off and pull it over fast while holding it upside down. proper blows the water out.

 

also have a care using the air line on the carb when it has its fuel pipes off; the diaphrams can rupture.

 

will probably smoke for a while on start up

[Big Bolt]

allways dropping saw's into water can't help it good old 346 take out plug turn upside down let out water mud and crittters, spin over plug in fire up on the 3 or 4 pull carry on, i would never let it sit there get it going asp and let the work dry it .

[luftwaffe]

God you guys work on some flat ground.

[Buzzsurgeon]

That looks moist, we have done a lot of scrub clearance on wet peaty mires, it's amazing where you can get a fire to burn!! Are you burning in a tin boat??

[Big Bolt]

sort of tin boats we call them fire trays a 3x3 meter square high angeled sides made out of steel they will float so we can burn all day long we winch them about with a snow cat fitted with d/d winch