mike68

So I thought it was all sorted, However when I tried to start it again it just would not start. I took the carb off and took it apart .. it was full of fuel. put it back on and it started and ran great turned off tried to start... nothing. Fudge it I thought and ordered a replacement off ebay from china,18.50 sterling or there abouts. came with carb oil and fuel pipes and filters air filter and thing that the spark plug wire is attached to (magnetic) Swapped them over when it arrived yesterday and now it starts, runs stops starts runs stops starts etc. Fudge my old boots! how annoying was that! Just ordered some av mounts as one has disintegrated cost of 2.28 for x3.

That's what I said........lol

Well as awesome as an 18 year old very small 017 can be!!

Don't know how to explain it but I will have a go......................... Contained within the Carb is a needle thing which has a lever thing on top of it this is held in place by a screw , there is also a spring involved. The lever thing was kind of bent up a bit high, apparently this let in too much fuel which puts the fire out. The man from Big Prawn town made it into the right shape and now its all kinds of awesome!

The man from big prawn town has fixed it.... Get in! Total cost $18 Aus . Taking it to SES unit tomorrow to tune and sharpen chain. Need 1 av rubber and then good to go. Thank you all for you help and advice I learn something every time I look on here. Cheers Mike

Found a guy in a small engine shop who is going to have a look on Monday. In a place called Ballina about 40 mins away. Home of the BIG PRAWN !! lol

Piston had no real marks on it, Cant do the Rowena motors thing as have moved from UK to Aus. Any thing chainsaw related here commands huge prices!

Stripped it down , took fuel tank out refitted valve took carb apart made a gasket out of thin cardboard cleaned it , blew it with air line. eventually got muffler off ....cleaned it put fuel in pulled the cord .. vroom vroom vroom..........then nothing again. lots of swearing.... will have to try and source a carb kit. Are the ebay ones any good?

Tried new spark plug Taped wire (was casing damaged). Cant get muffler off as one of the nuts has rounded off! There may have been what looks like a very small one way (green Rubber) valve left over when I put it back together!!! cant think where it may have come from though. I did take the fuel filter off and blow it out . No new carb kit Thats next I think.

Thanks for quick reply. The only way I have of testing compression is the drop test thing . Its certainly slower than with the pug out! Its annoying as it did pop and run for a couple of secs. New carb? Fuel lines? Cant get the exhaust off as one of the nuts has rounded off! any more ideas??

My neighbor gave me a 1998 017 this morning. I dumped the fuel which was in it and put in fresh fuel. Pulled the cord and it popped a couple of times. then nothing, I have taken it apart cleaned the carb. Adjusted the carb to 1 turn out. Still nothing. There is a good spark and fuel is getting through. When I took it apart there was damage to the grey wire casing, but the wire seemed to be intact. All connections clean. Crank it and crank it nothing! Any advice would be good . A service manual would be good. Thanks Mike

Thanks .... you tube ... should have thought! I am still having trouble getting it right though. the carb settings I found are L=2 5/8 out H= 2 3/4 out Also where should the idle screw be for initial carb settings? Mike

Shindaiwa 352s I got hold of the above for $20 aus (about 10 sterling) the chap said it was lacking compression and he thought the piston may have been knackered. I took it to bits and cleaned it, the carb was gunky inside so cleaned with carb cleaner. I took the cylinder off to look at the piston which was smooth and clean, as was the inside of the cylinder. once I'd put it all back together (with no spare bits!) it did start. The chain would not run freely , it was really stiff and I have seen more meat on a skeleton! Also the sprocket at the end of the bar wouldn't move freely , it was really stiff. So I removed them. I have a spare B&C which I fitted. When cleaning the carb I took the L & H needles out and reset them from info gained here http://www.golftechs.us/Manuals/shin...aw_current.pdf http://www.garage24.se/Catalogs/Shin...rjustering.pdf As I said it starts and runs but it is quite smokey especially when revving. Please could someone advise on what to do to "tune" it I only have a screwdriver and ears! Thanks Mike

I got hold of the above for $20 aus (about 10 sterling) the chap said it was lacking compression and he thought the piston may have been knackered. I took it to bits and cleaned it, the carb was gunky inside so cleaned with carb cleaner. I took the cylinder off to look at the piston which was smooth and clean, as was the inside of the cylinder. once I'd put it all back together (with no spare bits!) it did start. The chain would not run freely , it was really stiff and I have seen more meat on a skeleton! Also the sprocket at the end of the bar wouldn't move freely , it was really stiff. So I removed them. I have a spare B&C which I fitted. When cleaning the carb I took the L & H needles out and reset them from info gained here http://www.golftechs.us/Manuals/shin%20chainsaw_current.pdf http://www.garage24.se/Catalogs/Shindaiwa/Teknik/Service/F%C3%B6rgasarjustering.pdf As I said it starts and runs but it is quite smokey. Please could someone advise on what to do to "tune" it I only have a screwdriver and ears! Thanks Mike

Just wanted to say thanks to spud and adw, I bought a can of carb cleaner and took the carb apart again and gave it a good "squirting" once back together it now runs and idles like a good un. I will now work on the right hand side of the saw cleaning and degunking it , but I envisage no problems. its a good sense of achievement getting something running again. Mike