Recent content by TreeMe

Thanks everyone! Small update: after following all of your advice I took apart the carb and cleaned it out well. I think that little screen was clogged or something but now fuel runs through it and she starts right up !! I still need to see how well she runs being put to work assuming I can tune...

Thanks everyone, I bought the saw used years ago as a dumb new climber in my low 20s looking to get into weekend work. Looking back I think he sold me a saw that needed work but I truly am not sure because I knew even less back then about all of this stuff . I used the saw just one day and it...

ok so I messed with the primer bulb, it now fills with fuel. and yes the bulb now builds pressure in the tank I believe because the vent hisses when I keep pumping it. The carb worked fine the last time the saw was run 6 years ago. hmm lol

So far all things I have noticed are the primer bulb will not fill up with gas and seems to do nothing. Is this a clue ? Also when I take the gas cap off, the fuel vent hisses quite a bit (brand new fuel vent), not sure if this says anything. I suppose I need to figure out how to take apart...

Hi all, Hoping you can help me out here. First time I have ever attempted anything like this so bear with me...I am a complete noobie. So I replaced the Piston + Cylinder , fuel line, fuel vent, impulse line, intake boot(old one had a ripped nipple going to the impulse line), exhaust gasket...