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If you are going way back all the old saws were good. Homelite XL12's took a lot of beating that's why they went on for so long.

Yes always some silly little thing like that will cause a problem. Like a lot of people will bring a saw to me and say I have tried everything to new plug checked carby but forgot to check if they have spark or not. First thing I do is pull the stop switch wire of the coil and bang away we go. I...

Long as it is running well under power it sounds to me that you may have to tweak the idling screw up a bit till it keeps running when you let the trigger go. If that does not fix it then it may be your jets. If you have not played with them before be careful you don't get it to lean or you may...

You will have to pressure test the carb with a mityvac or something similar. If the needle is lecking and cannot be fixed sounds like a new carb. Get a magnifying glass and check the needle has not got a nibble out of the rubber point.

What are we talking here Clutch or Flywheel as you stated at the start it looks like clutch. Either one I just take them up with a rattle gun but in saying that have had one come off and is not pleasant spending half a day looking for all the bits. So yes put the cover back on for safety reasons.

Once running should be able to adjust by ear.

I have a car steering wheel puller that works on most of them. You can pick them up these days quite cheap.

If you are doing a lot of carby work and testing for air leaks they are a must. I have an 8500 mityvac and find them really good . Did have a cheap one and would never go down that path again. Put it on a carb and it told me it was still leaking but it wasn't the carb it was the tester so out...

Run it as normal it will not hurt it at all. If it was clogged up with oil and sawdust that is what causes problems and then you clean things up.

Watch those Chinese carbs for every good ones you get there seems to be a couple of bad ones. also find them pigs of things to adjust

The saying is you get what you pay for. If I never had enough money to buy a Stihl, Husky or Echo I would wait till I did. Not a fan of them. Had to many in my shed to repair after a couple of months work. So now if someone brings them in unless its an easy fix tell them go buy a Husky or Stihl.

I always pull the kill switch wire completely off and if no spark then pointing very much at the coil. Lot of people get caught with faulty switches that is not breaking the circuit

Mate of mine had I think was around a 40cc Certa and he caned hell out of the thing and got around 5 years out of it but that was me keeping it going for him though. I would say if you are only going to cut a bit of wood it would do the trick. Don't buy one of the Certa 88cc ones they are a...

Brown rot is a devastating fungal disease caused by Monilinia fructicola that affects peaches and other stone fruits, leading to blossom blight, twig cankers, and a rapid rot of mature fruit. It overwinters in mummified fruit on the ground or tree and in infected twigs. Management involves...

Brown Rot Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructigena. Brown Rot is very common in the Auckland region, fruit is more susceptible to infection when the weather is humid. Brown Rot is a fungal disease that most commonly affects stone fruit, particularly peaches and nectarines. It enters the fruit...