peatff
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The primer has a one way valve setup so it pulls fuel from the tank through the carb and is on the return line to the tank so some fuel will be passing through it all the time in use. As above it's just to make starting quicker and easier. I only need to use it on mine to start and not for restarts once the saw has been running. I have a few older saws without primer bulbs but none of them take more than 4 or 5 pulls to cough on choke even when weather is cold.
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Do you lift the bar tip while you are tightening the nuts ? There looks a fair bit of play in the bar slot.
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It's time for a new saw probably, that one is about 40 years old and deserves a rest Get a carb kit and try refurbishing it, it may be getting fuel but not in the right proportion if it is spitting it out the exhaust.. It's an old Tillotson design so they might be difficult to get in UK.
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I've used my 135 and several MS181 and MS180 or 018 saws and the 135 feels much stronger and pulls better in bar length cuts. It also stays cleaner in use, not so much blowing down and clearing dust out after cutting. I have a couple of older larger Stihls I use and am not prejudiced against them they are good saws, I love my 036
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Put some fuel straight into the plug hole then try it. It should at least fire and if it is getting fuel it should run.
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I haven't seen one of those it's a new one on me. Is there any adjustment on the cable ?
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Stihl MS181 uses a 3/8 chain, Husqvarna 435 uses .325, you could get a Husqvarna 135 II or a 120 for less money both good saws. MS181 is a smaller engine and the C-BE has the awful easy adjust chain tensioner for people who are scared of spanners.
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'cos he's a funny feller ?
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At £100 I'd have it if it was local just to take it to pieces and have a look. Best I got yet was MS460 for £100.
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I thought prunes were dried plums
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I was attacked by a goose in the dry dock at Hebden Bridge and was trying to kick it into the canal when my wife pointed out all the people in the cafe laughing. I turned round to them and shouted like a nutter, "he started it".
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I've watched a few more now and he really does get some grief, my eyes were watering at some of his gaffes. When he set his shorts on fire I was almost rolling on the floor.
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That's shocking He's now on my list to watch later.
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The separate bulb is for the carb mounted primer used on small tools like strimmers and hedge cutters, take it back and swap it. If you are desperate to use the saw just join the two pipes and bypass it till you get one.
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Clean the carb, check the metering arm setting or take it back. It sounds like it's running out of fuel under load
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Check the level on the metering lever, it sounds like it needs raising.
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The £14 one from ebay is most likely Zama identical to the one you are replacing. What saw is it and what is causing it to need cleaning so often?
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I would always assume that the saw is a project unless I knew it's history. Buy it for the right price assuming that you will be spending some more on it.
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The poor creature is the butt of many an insect joke
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I was cutting a trunk down at the farm and hit a stone. It took two teeth out of a reasonably new 20" chain. Still using the chain though and it still cuts.
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The choke rod doesn't stop the saw but helps to start it. When you lift the choke lever to the stop position the black wire connected to the lever from the coil touches the spring and contacts the short yellow wire connected to the saw body by a bolt grounding the coil and cutting the spark. On a saw I repaired the wire came off the choke lever and I had to put a small tie wrap round it to hold it in place otherwise it had the same problem as yours. I stopped it by pulling the trigger to rev it then pressing the choke down and gassing it up but after the fix it worked as normal.
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Put some fuel in and fire it up and see what happens, then you can look for problems and solutions if any crop up.
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Toyota's put out a recall out on Yaris now to update the chainsaw protection.
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Clean one on eBay for £325 so go for at least that much for yours then put it towards something new of a similar size.
