echo cs-501p stalling

[eonk]

I recently purchased the cs-501p and used it once. It ran fine. About a month later it will start fine and cut, but when i release the trigger, it dies. it has fresh gas. Any thoughts on the problem? I cant take it back to the dealer, but if I am making a silly mistake, I would like to know. By the way this isn't my first chainsaw.

 

[huskihl]

I recently purchased the cs-501p and used it once. It ran fine. About a month later it will start fine and cut, but when i release the trigger, it dies. it has fresh gas. Any thoughts on the problem? I cant take it back to the dealer, but if I am making a silly mistake, I would like to know. By the way this isn't my first chainsaw.

Is it new or did you buy it used?

 

[EFSM]

Echo tends to set the idle speed fairly low from the factory on those saws. Try turning the idle screw up half a turn. It is located right by the starter handle on the shroud below the air filter cover.

 

[Ed Sybert]

I had the same issue with a new CS4910. I simply adjusted the idle speed faster by turning the screw about a half-turn clockwise. The OP may need more or less to reach a stable idle speed. Just be sure to keep it below the speed at which the chain begins to turn.

 

[Brad Button]

If it is a new saw, I would take it back to a dealer; otherwise, you will void the warranty.

 

[EFSM]

Adjusting the idle speed will not void the warranty. The owner's manual even shows how to adjust it.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Your 501 is a fine machine, I've got one and really like it. Try upping the idle speed first, then take it back to the dealer if that doesn't work. Don't assume that it is in fact adjusted correctly from the factory, plenty of them are not. If you decide to reset the carburetor yourself, the procedure from the service manual (not owner's manual) should be your baseline. My CS-500P purchased new was actually adjusted way off, and would have the mystery die out when it came out of the cut. I did the factory reset procedure and richened the high side a bit more to my liking and all has been good ever since.

One more thing: make sure the nuts that secure the carburetor are snug.