Jungleman
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That’s right folks you read the topic correct.
Why would a chainsaw have trouble cold starting but then run fine once it is warmed up?
I recently went to visit my family farm and when I went to get my old Stihl 039 to fire it up and go cut some posts I heard my Mother yell out the window “you have to let it heat up in the sun for a bit!” Not something I’ve ever heard about a chainsaw..... It was difficult to start though. When I left it there years ago it would crank with full choke by the 4th pull. Then pop it up one notch and 1 or 2 pulls would get it roaring. Seems every time I am not the sole operator on a chainsaw something goes wrong with it. This is a saw I bought used/refurbished about 10 years ago and I used it for years with no problems.
I took out the carb and checked it out and it didn’t look too bad but I’m planning on taking a carb kit and changing out the gaskets anyways. Once I got it started and running I used it for about 3 hours straight with no issues and it fired up every time. The next day the same thing. I figured i could get it started but it took a while before it fired up. Definitely some small little repair that I could do myself if I knew what the issue is.
Would it need a new coil? You can go ahead and treat me like a rookie mechanic, I won’t mind!
Why would a chainsaw have trouble cold starting but then run fine once it is warmed up?
I recently went to visit my family farm and when I went to get my old Stihl 039 to fire it up and go cut some posts I heard my Mother yell out the window “you have to let it heat up in the sun for a bit!” Not something I’ve ever heard about a chainsaw..... It was difficult to start though. When I left it there years ago it would crank with full choke by the 4th pull. Then pop it up one notch and 1 or 2 pulls would get it roaring. Seems every time I am not the sole operator on a chainsaw something goes wrong with it. This is a saw I bought used/refurbished about 10 years ago and I used it for years with no problems.
I took out the carb and checked it out and it didn’t look too bad but I’m planning on taking a carb kit and changing out the gaskets anyways. Once I got it started and running I used it for about 3 hours straight with no issues and it fired up every time. The next day the same thing. I figured i could get it started but it took a while before it fired up. Definitely some small little repair that I could do myself if I knew what the issue is.
Would it need a new coil? You can go ahead and treat me like a rookie mechanic, I won’t mind!