echo saw wont start.

[Chris142]

i used my echo cs370 about 8 weeks ago.i burned up the chain on a juniper so i drained the tank and ran it out of gas.put a chain on it tonight and it wont start.

it will sputter and run 2-3 seconds if i pour gas into the throat of the carb. i use truefuel in it so no alcohol in the gas.

repaced the spark plug with no difference

 

[Brybo86]

is the plug wet after cranking?
sounds like the typical clogged jet/carb

 

[Chris142]

plug is dry. howd it plug up in a few weeks? it needs its carb rebuilt every season after sitting a few months.never a few weeks.

 

[Warstud]

Originally Posted By: Chris142
howd it plug up in a few weeks?


My guess is....you had debris in the gas tank floating around. And when you ran it dry...it got sucked into the carb. Now it's plugged up.

 

[Quest]

did you dope the gasoline with stabiliser?

Q.

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: Quest
did you dope the gasoline with stabiliser?

Q.
yes and its supposed to already have some in the pre mixed cans.there is a filter on the end of the fuel line in the tank and i dont see how anything could get through it.

 

[andyd]

Did the fuel line inside the tank break off at the grommet? That was my last 2 stroke failure.

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted By: andyd
Did the fuel line inside the tank break off at the grommet? That was my last 2 stroke failure.


That's my guess too.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

For some reason I was thinking Toyota Echo. I was trying to figure out what you were talking about haha!

 

[Chris142]

i gave up and took it in.turns out that the catalytic converter was plugged up.its fixed now and like forest gump thats all i have to say about that.

 

[Hokiefyd]

You took care of the problem, huh? Good to hear!

 

[fixit301]

I gut the cats on chainsaws. They need to be fattened up afterwards, but they run so much better!