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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
Update on CS590 Hard to Start - Quite a few developments in the last 8 days. I decided to contact Echo Canada corporate office. ( I live in Ontario Canada near Niagara Falls). Started by asking why the dealer had said there was no warranty for a Home Depot clearance sale saw. The rep I talked... -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
I do have the receipt for the saw from home depot and gave a copy to the dealer. I am pretty sure I registered it on the Echo website when I bought it but there doesn't seem to be a way to check that on the website - no log in to see what items you have registered like the Dewalt site has for... -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
Yes I do plan to do a leak test before finalizing repairs - just wanted to do a quick compression test to check if the 40 pound test the dealer got was wtong -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
I checked and the piston still has the locating pin. The ring expands enough when out of the cylinder to be able to rotate it over top of the pin. I just rotated it to make sure the ring was free in the groove and hadnt turned it back to the proper location. As far as the compression test I was... -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
Thanks for the info on the 2 ring piston - I saw a 2 ring one on ebay being sold by Lil Red Barn but wasnt sure it was a direct replacement - has anyone used their pistons kits ? MY compression tester doesnt go small enough but a friend of mine has one with the 14mm adapter so I will borrow... -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
Posted some better pictures of piston - having trouble getting good pics inside the cylinder. Interesting comment by Pincher that the decomp may have been pushed in for the compression test - I am pretty sure it was pushed in when I dropped but I thought a compression test is supposed to be... -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
I have been using Huisqvarna HP 2 stroke oil - I mix it 45 to 1 to be a little on the conservative side. I will try and get some better pictures and post them. -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
Followup - forgot to mention that the piston ring moves freely in the piston groove -
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Echo CS-590 Hard to start - Low Compression
I have an Echo CS590 with 20 inch bar I use for cutting firewood. It is just over a year old – bought it at the local Home Depot – it was the last one in stock and had it on a fall clearance at a great price. I used it first time for 5 or 6 hours last winter - ran great with no starting issues...