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I do alot of work in the Jamaican quarter of Scotland. It was cutting straight, i rekkon it's just bad sharpening. I'll put it on a sharpening jig to make sure it's perfect, then see if i can make a straight line again.

OK, i've looked at the fuel lines & they seem intact, fuel flowed through them as far as i could see so i doubt they're blocked or partially blocked. Tuned it till it sounded right at high revs. Cleaned the air filter, nice and white again. De-coked the wire gauze bit, it was about 80% coked up, we all know what that does to the nose. Now it's shining. I sharpened the saw again too. It's cutting much more powerfully now, but I'm getting a bit of a banana cut. I think i need to even up my sharpening.

The saw is a shindaiwa 377. It's a little one, but this time last year I had it cutting 2' trunks like butter. It dies even when sharp. I do not know a whole lot about saw maintenance, but thank you for naming four things to try, i can look up how to do that now Will let you know how it goes.

Hello, my chainsaw starts first pull, idles nicely and seems to rev up well. The problem is, as soon as i start making a cut the power dies away & the chain stops. Is anyone familiar with this problem? I can't seem to do much to improve it. Thanks very muuch.