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Just a story. Had a Stihl TS400 come in a couple of weeks ago. Hard to start. So, I messed with it a little and it was just spewing fuel out of the barrel of the carb. Well, Stihl does not show a replacement carb kit. So, ordered one from Gardner who is a big supply house here. If it showed...

Flush with the chamber floor.

I think you can get a complete rebuild kit with the forked lever and tab on the diaphragm. Or, at least I have in the last few years. Sort of wonder if you got the tab in the fork correctly or not. Hard to see.

That round black cover on the side of the carb was a clear sight window on the Robin so you could see the fuel level. I let it roll over in the back of the truck and broke the window. I tried to glue something over it and it would last a short time. Finally gave up. Carb NLA.

I think it is actually a primer and the black button dumps it in to the barrel. Had a Robin that worked that way.

Wait until you are taking aspirin and anticoagulants .:confused:

That is a scoop, damn it.

Good Lord, the world is coming to an end, and ya'll have a spat about this.

Unfortunately , I have used a shovel a bit. Like digging a septic tank line by hand, etc. The short handle shovels are for moving sand or gravel, etc. If you want to dig a hole you really need the pry length of the regular shovel. Reason they made them that way.

Does not strike me as an air leak, but it could be. Make sure the impulse line is intact and not stopped up with some excess Dirko or whatever you used to seal the pan. Usually with an air leak they will run, but just not idle down. IOW, if it is a fully adjustable carb , with an air leak you...

Well, I'm 71 years old and work as a mechanic for a Stihl dealer still. The easy starts are fine. The problem usually occurs when you loan it to your young friend or relative who yanks the insides out of it. I would also ask how you start your saw. I never drop start anything. I set the saw...

Makes my back hurt looking at them.

I bought a Stihl SR430 sprayer. I am going to kill early blight and late blight on my tomatoes if I can. Pump up sprayers just don't get the chemical where it needs to be.

Need to wait a while to make sure Stihl does not want it, but I may get a MS400 that is only a few days old. Train wreck inside. My suspicion is the people were running a little scam to get a job done and get their money back. But, whatever. I'll post some photos if it goes my way.

Well, the 1300 is a "dumb" coil with no advance. Seems to have ignored my post about dry cylinders being difficult to pull. I start saws that are "locked up" for old farts every day. Funny thing is that I am older than most .