Hi Everyone,
I bought a reconditioned Homelite chainsaw. It ran good until I put it away last year. When I put it away, I drained the gas, and started it up and ran out the gas in the lines.
So, when I went to use it today I expected it to start up good and run good. It is not running good. It can be hard to rev it up from idle, where you need to continuously squeeze the throttle until it revs up. It runs just like a saw runs when you first start it up and it doesn't want to rev. As well, it will sometimes start idling real low and stall.
I figured somehow I had gummed up gas in it so I used Walmart's brand of Seafoam. Usually I can bring back equipment this way. I ran the saw quite a bit but there was no improvement in the running.
I took the saw apart, and noticed several things. First of all, the carb appears to be loose. I am not familiar with these saws... this was manufactured in 2014. Do they have some sort of anti-vibration flexible joint? I figured the carb was loose, and tried to tighten the bolts. They were tight. Anyone know how the carb attaches?
I also discovered a wire was rubbing against the shroud, so there was a bare wire. Thinking I found the problem, I taped up the wire and put it back together and started it. No change.
I do not know where my receipt is, and Homelite will not warranty the saw without a receipt.
So, unless I can find the receipt, I am out of luck.
Any ideas? To the best of my knowledge I drained the gas and ran the saw until it quit, so I don't think it is a gummed up carb.
Thanks for your time,
Brad
I bought a reconditioned Homelite chainsaw. It ran good until I put it away last year. When I put it away, I drained the gas, and started it up and ran out the gas in the lines.
So, when I went to use it today I expected it to start up good and run good. It is not running good. It can be hard to rev it up from idle, where you need to continuously squeeze the throttle until it revs up. It runs just like a saw runs when you first start it up and it doesn't want to rev. As well, it will sometimes start idling real low and stall.
I figured somehow I had gummed up gas in it so I used Walmart's brand of Seafoam. Usually I can bring back equipment this way. I ran the saw quite a bit but there was no improvement in the running.
I took the saw apart, and noticed several things. First of all, the carb appears to be loose. I am not familiar with these saws... this was manufactured in 2014. Do they have some sort of anti-vibration flexible joint? I figured the carb was loose, and tried to tighten the bolts. They were tight. Anyone know how the carb attaches?
I also discovered a wire was rubbing against the shroud, so there was a bare wire. Thinking I found the problem, I taped up the wire and put it back together and started it. No change.
I do not know where my receipt is, and Homelite will not warranty the saw without a receipt.
Any ideas? To the best of my knowledge I drained the gas and ran the saw until it quit, so I don't think it is a gummed up carb.
Thanks for your time,
Brad