Echo CS-4510 won't start

[Marty]

I got this 500$ Echo cs-4510 not long ago. It started well when new, and it seems that each time it becomes more and more difficult to start it. It has less than 4 hours of usage on it and now it is impossible to start it. The fuel goes to the cylinder, the fuel is less than a month old and there is a spark. I do not know what is the issue but it is unacceptable. And from what I see on internet this problem is common with that model.

I have had cheap Homelite saws in the past, sitting there with old fuel for a couple of years without being used and they could be started with a few cranks only. This Echo looks cheap and seems to be quite cheap indeed: definitely not worth a buck. This is the first time I buy an Echo and it is surely the last. I find it unacceptable that companies would make such junk. Did anybody have the same issue with this model, and what was the source of the problem?

I definitely do not recommend buying this saw.

 

[Ford3000]

You posted the same yesterday in #12 of this thread, others answered
including me,
https://opeforum.com/threads/echo-cs-4510-first-impression.11884/#post-1284050

Is there something specific you want to address, or are you just trying
to put people off buying this product.

Regarding you saying " And from what I see on internet this problem is common with that model. "
Can you post any links to what others are having issues with, I can not find any.

 

[Czed]

Simply hold or tie the trigger WFO
And crank until it starts
If it does not start.
Do a compression teast
Or Pull the muffler and a check for scoring.

 

[Ford3000]

500$, that seems like a fair bit of money, prices in Canada must be like they are here in Ireland, rather inflated.

 

[Nutball]

Can you check the spark arrestor screen on the muffler and see if it is plugged up with carbon?

 

[Steve]

You posted the same yesterday in #12 of this thread, others answered
including me,
https://opeforum.com/threads/echo-cs-4510-first-impression.11884/#post-1284050

Is there something specific you want to address, or are you just trying
to put people off buying this product.

Regarding you saying " And from what I see on internet this problem is common with that model. "
Can you post any links to what others are having issues with, I can not find any.

Yup, I don't think he likes the answers we had there!

 

[Ford3000]

Yup, I don't think he likes the answers we had there!

Something seemed off. I gave up on that thread, it didn't seem
like he was interested in any help, same with the new one, I can understand
his frustration at paying for a saw and got very little done with it,
but there seemed to be no appetite for a means of repair.

 

[Steve]

Something seemed off. I gave up on that thread, it didn't seem
like he was interested in any help, same with the new one, I can understand
his frustration at paying for a saw and got very little done with it,
but there seemed to be no appetite for a means of repair.

Absolutely!

I don't understand why he did not take it back to the dealer when he started to have problems. Almost seems like he just wants to bad mouth Echo for operator error? Maybe he is just a diehard homelite guy?

 

[Ford3000]

Absolutely!

I don't understand why he did not take it back to the dealer when he started to have problems. Almost seems like he just wants to bad mouth Echo for operator error? Maybe he is just a diehard homelite guy?

Never used a homelite so not sure how deep that cuts, but unless the guy
tries some of the suggestions and reports back there is not much anyone can do to be of help.