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I took the flywheel off. key is not sheared. jason suggested I change the plug and remove the kill wire.

ok, its not popping now. put the kill wire back on. no popping. put the old spark plug back in. no popping. ???????????????????? back to where I started... no popping. now, I got a 28" bar on it in a 20" piece of oak...which is all I have to test. maybe a longer bar would bring out the popping? either way, I can't replicate it and I don't have any more time for the next few weeks to mess with it. ...unless I take it to dads tomorrow and find a tree to cut on lol.

I dunno. it revs fine, runs fine. who knows.
 

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maybe... interesting idea
.... comp is unchanged at 185-190
 

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i haven't run it since it was popping a few week ago ..haven't had the time. but I did get it warm today.

and yes, it has very little time on it, so its possible the rings were seating?
 

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Raise the pop off pressure, the needle is opening to easy and dumping extra fuel. Making your four stroke tune actually to lean in the cut.
Because it dumps fuel almost like a limited carb, then you lean it out to 4 stroke appropriately and then it's too lean in the cut.
Had an 880 doing that the other day. Blubbering like crazy but turning 12,800. Would not pull at all. New 088 carb and it is happy at 12,000-12,200.

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Amazing to me how many "popping" troubles with big saws are electronic failure. Usually it's the IM. Seldom does the plug fail. Wiring shorts or switch failure cause most of the rest. Usually you can leave the engine alone.
 
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