Hi all, I'm new to the forum.
I'm a new chainsaw owner and having searched high and low for answers on the internet I decided to take the plunge and join a forum.
As a quick rundown, I recently bought a Husky 236 for home use and a bit of practice before upgrading to a larger saw for work. The saw reviews read ok and the price was decent so I got one.
I'm having a hell of a lot of trouble getting this thing going and considering its new and a decent make of saw I'm flummoxed as to what the problem is (other than me).
I've used aspen 2 fuel, so no mixing issues. The chain oils in and its all fixed together fine. Starting it was touchy to start with, primed it; choke out. Burp, then choke in to half. Fired up (choke off), lasted a minute, got it on to low idle, then it died. Since then nothing.
I thought I might have flooded it; but the plugs dry and I'm not getting anything out of it with plug removed.
Also, the pull cord is now jerky with the plug in, but runs smooth when the plugs removed. I looked up basic compression tests which said if the cord can be pulled out under the saws own weight (from the floor) then its got poor compression. Well the cord on mine can.
Any ideas on what could be the issue.
cheers
