New Chainsaw

[BuddyRich]

I tossed the poulan down after the same thing. I was worn out from pulling. I was ready to get the .45 and fix it when Jude told me to just let it rust right there. AH,,, Slow painful... I liked the idea after what it had done to me. But it did work good for about 3 years. Then it tried to kill me. Now, The Toro mower is probably next to get shot. I already bought a Husq electric start push mower. Its great. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for..

[RandyR]

I have a 20 year old Echo that has always been dependable for me. Last year I had to put in a new fuel filter when it got hard to start.

[AKRefugee]

I have a friend of mine who when ever he was in a bar and seen a girl that caught his eye would go over to the waitress and have a drink sent to her. Right after the drink arrived he would walk over to her table, lean over, and ask her "do you know how to run a Husqvarna?". Of course they would always say "what is a Husqvarna?" or something along that line and he would say "nope your not the one I'm looking for" reach over take her drink, chug it down and then say "I paid for that" and walk away.

 

He always got away with that until the day that the girl answered "not only do I know how to run one, I own two of them myself". He sat down and started talking to her. 6 weeks later they got married.

 

That was over 30 years ago and Jim and Barbara are still married. I guess when you have standards you have standards.

 

And no, I do not know if she still has her Husqvarna's.

 

 

Ride Happy, Ride Safe

[Wrench]

I've got a Wild Thing that my Dad had, and the best thing I've found to ease the starting issue is a Champion EZ Start plug. Also be sure not to mix your fuel too "heavy", Dad always had a habit of doing that. You could get away with it back in the day, but not with the crappy gas we have now. Another thing to check is to be sure that mud daubers haven't filled up the mufflers or any other opening while your stuff isn't being used. I dug out a dust pan full of dried mud from my Mom's leaf blower, and it had only sat for one season.

[CaptainJoe]

I wore a stihl out once after many years of service. Took it in to the shop and ed told me the crank seal was leaking and preventing it from starting. as it was over 15 years old bought a new one for $300 intead of fixing old one for $150.

They are 2 cycles. If the piston rings wear out it won't even draw enough vacume to pull fuel in. Take spark plug out and put finger over hole. if it can't push your thumb out of the hole it's not gonna start...

kinda like Buddy Richs .45 caliber solution as I've personally threatened to Blast a few items to Hell over the years...LOL

Life's to short to let a machine get the best of you.

[Howard B]

I was lucky enough to be offered a Harley Davidson. Free. ( a 175 cc Model from the mid 70's ) I was told it would start but had no throttle. I took it home and started it. It started very easy but no throttle. Standing there watching it idle i noticed there was exhaust gas coming from every exhaust system joint but none from the exhaust pipe. after pulling the exhaust baffle out it had plenty of throttle. I poured carb cleaner into the baffle and nothing came out. I had to drill the carbon out, then it ran great. No, i no longer own it. I traded it for a Kawasaki h-2. 750 triple. It had a lot more throttle. No longer own it either. They were both fun bikes.