Your Chainsaw Stalls? You Can Fix It, Here's How

Chainsaw stalls when giving it gas? Here is how to fix it, whether it is a clogged spark arrestor, bad fuel filter. If its the carb, you will learn how to replace the chainsaw carburetor. Carburetor tuning vid: • CORRECT WAY To Adjust ...
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[@gardenfork]

Carburetor tuning vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2e3Zn2lfL2Wfrs My chainsaw vids: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIi1eoeKdpl1eLc New Carburetor: amzn.to/31Z6hjK (affliate link)

[@DanielinLaTuna]

All kidding aside, back when I used to do things like rebuild my carbs, or a brake job, etc, I used to draw pictures as I went along. Nowadays we have cameras in our pockets. Easy-peasy. Always enjoy your curiosity

[@dagorithe]

Good call. I was having a similar issue with mine. It sat for several years ... No real trees on my property. That being said, an 16" branch came down off of my mother-in-law's maple tree. I fixed my chainsaw with a new spark plug. Didn't think to check the fuel filter but the air filter was barely dirty. Thanks for the video.

[@gardenfork]

Spark plugs work Steve! I would suggest using the pre-mixed fuel if you don’t already. Thx! Eric.

[@pimpman7492]

in case you havent been told yet carb clean or even brake clean will do just as much as a untrasonic cleaner and costs 5ish dollars a can, would save you a lot of time and money just having to adjust the high flow screw instead of replacing and resetting a carb, great video

[@FlannelAcres]

My husband could probably use this video. He has a couple of chainsaws for tree felling and cutting wood, and they act up sometimes. Great video! Thanks! :-)

[@gardenfork]

It could be the carburetor or it just needs the carb adjusted. I opted to replace the carb, so I would know it was new and not gunked up.

[@Goregoonswasteofspace]

I'm a huge fan of Tru-Fuel (a brand of engineered fuel up here in CanaDUH). It burns much cleaner and shelf life is years not months. Never any issues parking the chain saw and whipper snipper over the winter, always fire up in the spring. Love your vids, been subbed for years but usually I'm just lurking and smashing the like button.

[@gardenfork]

Yeah CanaDUH! i'm a big fan of Up North, and the pre-mixed fuel Eric.

[@BubbleOnPlumb]

Always try adjusting the carburetor before you order and install a new or rebuilt carburetor. He ended up having to adjust the rebuilt carb he installed anyway to get it running correctly. Imagine saving the $25 and all the time spend ordering, waiting for, and then installing that carburetor that was not needed in the first place. The quick adjustment attempts on the carburetor is time well spent before you give up on the carb that is already installed and already shows to be operational but in need of adjustment. Don't get me wrong! I don't blame the guy for not taking that route. It would have been a very short video indeed and his ultimate goal was to not only get the chainsaw running again but the create a useful video for the rest of us. And that was worth the time spent going over more possible options that you might need to do.

[@chrisclouds4182]

Great video, very clear and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@genesmay6589]

Did you try backing out the old screws and cleaning it then reinserting and adjusting them before buying a whole new carb.??

[@KS-ts3le]

You are super fantastic...the most patient person I know. God bless you forever.

[@gardenfork]

Thx for the kind words!

[@dougatkins7316]

Great video! Well thought out and very clear instructions. Thank you, with your shared knowledge I now feel confident replacing the carburetor on my Echo CS3400

[@gardenfork]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrissimon8368]

For something this simple, I just paid attention when I was young and I understood what I was doing or how stuff works. But then again, I "Have the Knack." I do take pictures on complicated machines.

[@JaimeGarciaX]

Thank you! This was a well done video!

[@seanwilson471]

Cellulose fast thinners is very good at removing residue from carburettor Jett's. Just find the jets and soak them in thinners and maybe get single strand of stiff brush hair in the jet. Sometimes just submerge very small carbs in thinners overnight. Also blast out with an airosol of carb cleaner.

[@astropythagorean]

For minor carb issues, just spraying a few short bursts of carb cleaner into the intake may be sufficient...and rather painless. Just avoid spraying too much at once or the engine may over rev.

[@DrHarryT]

I didn't come to see "replace carb"... I just did that 10 months ago. I used the hell out of the Polan Pro 50cc with a 20" bar in April and just came to it for a 3-4 month maintenance start/run and it's doing exactly what this one did in the beginning of the video. P.S. I don't buy that expensive 50-1 pre-mix fuel. Besides I mix mine @ 32-1 [4oz/gal] for longer engine life and the plug never fouls at that rate.

[@shanesmaineshop]

I have been having this issue hope this helps me out.

[@MrAvant123]

Before jumping to a carb swap I would have tried 1/4 turn rich on the L screw, this is usually the cause of bogging...

[@lechatbotte.]

A real life fix, cook, grow show.

[@gardenfork]

Exactly! thx, eric.

[@Thomas-tf4cm]

Very useful video

[@DanielinLaTuna]

Thanks for sharing this interesting video, Eric. I hate to be patrician, but the reason it won't start is because it's not a Stihl 😂😂

[@pennyantonson3881]

Is this a re run or did you go back to the old opening?

[@Siamko]

@GardenFork Thanks Eric, I posted on the facebook group about this about a month ago. And will be trying following these steps on my trouble saw. Do youhave an affiliate link for the replacement carb?

[@gardenfork]

Be sure to match the carb to your saw model number. here is the one I used New Carburetor: amzn.to/31Z6hjK (affliate link)

[@onjofilms]

Thanks. Turned out to be the last option, carburetor adjustment.

[@fighterpilot6461]

Thank you. I know what your dog said. And both gave clear body language before the one spoke. In case you don't speak dog. It said get the camera out of my face. Lol 🙄 Mine is a ms170, bought it at an auction. Didn't realize it was a California piece of___. There is no mixture screw, just an idle adjustment. And the saw couldn't have been ran much as I had already checked the screen which looked new along with the spark plug and fuel filter. Doubt a new carburetor would make a difference. Mixture changes with altitude due to altitude density. And there is no computer on this little thing. LOL. Even the most basic of carburetors on my airplane are nothing more than a gravity thread throttle body,no float. Just a slide, a idle adjustment, and mixture screw, which is controlled from inside the cockpit depending on what altitude I fly at. It's sad that Stihl pandered the California and forgot about the rest of the country. They should have thought about pandering to the country and forgot about California.

[@ripptydevibes2581]

Normally im not about replacement carbs if its not Genuine, but man Ive had this Poulan carb beating me UP. Out of nowhere it suddenly has issues, cleaned the carb screen FULL of saw dust and redid the fuel lines for $4, clean arrestor and im sick of taking it apart. I cant imagine the adjusters need tuning since the issue arose OVERNIGHT but thats the only thing I havnt done yet. As soo as the high throttle plate begins to open it chokes out, so I guess Ill order the adjuster tool along with a new carb package, and probably will then find that Ill have a brand new carb for the next time it begins acting up lol.

[@knikula]

did you try screwing the high speed needle all the way in, and then returning it to the original setting on the original carb, before buying the new carb? There are some pretty cheap ultrasonic cleaners around thee days... but I don't have one yet...

[@gardenfork]

I had tried adjusting it but it wasn't great. BUT yes, good point to try the adjusting before buying. I knew with this saw that it was pretty junked up already from not the greatest care. thx!

[@bigstinkybeans]

I have this same chainsaw but the clutch retainer spring is broken. I can't find it anywhere on the internet. Help please (it can't run properly without it)

[@JaimeGarciaX]

Thank you! This was a well done video! Sell some merch!

[@jmabs5096]

Get a cheap tripod for your phone, I take videos on complex sections while working on new customers small engines thats new to me. I archive all these videos on my computer if I need a reference in the future. Rebuilding small cube carbs (zama, walbro) are VERY simple, hardest part is putting everything back in correct order!

[@jaredwiman1845]

Why didn't you try spraying it with some carb cleaner?

[@sandman8]

So if replacing the carburetor and the filters with new ones didn't solve the problem and the chainsaw behaved exactly the same, then why didn't you just adjust the old carburetor?

[@Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube]

Big Mess TV Show ??? You won`t say that, if you would know my working cellar....! And this maybe is no Rocket Science, but if i would try to repair a Chainswaw, it sure will run backwards... :-)

[@doloresm7396]

Nice.

[@earljtharp]

You don’t need an ultrasonic cleaner. Carbeurator cleaner works just fine. A carb rebuild kit is about 4 dollars. Not difficult.

[@TheTomrow]

Just carb cleaner and a thin peace of wire always works on a carb and anyone can do it long as you don't change the set screw

[@nexromancer]

I have the opposite . I have to keep gassing it or else it stalls. It never did that before but now it does. Any ideas

[@jaredwiman1845]

Check filters something in a fuel line or the carb is just a little clogged

[@jaredwiman1845]

Or if you wanna be lazy just back out the idle screw a bit

[@user-us4dj9tv7j]

Replacing parts before you know the problem isn't my cup of tea. I'm a plumber and can fix almost anything. I think it's a screw adjustment and you replace the carb, spark plug and fuel filter. What if it still doesn't run? what then?

[@YourHaloCreations]

How do you know the carb is bad? I’m having a problem where it is difficult to start my chainsaw. Once I do, it stalls in idle. I had the exact problem you show at the beginning occur, but it has not re-occurred. Bought a new spark plug, but it gets moist after I attempt to start the chainsaw - I noticed because I checked it again. Inside, there looks to be gas underneath the carb, around fuel lines. Not much, but noticeable. Can anyone help?

[@joshweigel1131]

Could be a leak in your fuel line. The introduced air could be leaning out the fuel to air ratio occuring in the carburetor.

[@nicholecrouch311]

A can of carburetor cleaner is really all you need you don't need an ultrasonic cleaner dude I don't have an ultrasonic cleaner and I service my own weed eater chainsaw any of my 2-stroke Motors carburetors myself most four strokes and when applicable older cars and I've never used an ultrasonic cleaner all I've ever had was a can of carburetor cleaner and the spray stick that usually comes with cans and I completely disassemble it pull the needle Jets and take the stick and spray a good couple sprays through each hole in the carburetor and let it dry and then just reassemble it but I never spray the diaphragms or gaskets because carburetor cleaner will destroy them but that stuff dries up pretty fast and then I just put the diaphragms back in whenever it's the carb parts are dry and I've only bought rebuild kits whenever the diaphragms getting worn out or the needle jet Springs news there rigidness good video though

[@Megaraul6]

The fuel that came out of that thing. Didn’t look like 50:1

[@gardenfork]

It is, believe it or not, thx Paul!

[@basspig]

I bought an Echo chainsaw last week. Worked great for two days. On the third day, saw would stall when I try to accelerate the engine. If I give it a little choke it will get over the dead zone and will produce power at full throttle. I'm thinking something clogged the idle jets but it idles fine. It just has no low end torque after two days of use.

[@mattprice37664]

Low speed

[@daniels1021]

Mines stalls after a minute of use, sometimes stalls after trigger pull

[@Prince-akpan]

The chainsaw was bogging down for two seconds but it dies after holding the throttle trigger. 0:07

[@gregvoigt551]

Adjust the high and low carb jets

[@DoItYourselfDIYAtHome]

Fantastic. I've got very smiler, if not the same Echo chainsaw with same rev -stop problem. I'm going to use your tips to get it running again. Thank you.

[@gardenfork]

You can try adjusting the carb before buying a replacement. Might work and save $25.

[@jeffmartin1438]

What if it doesn’t have spark arrrster

[@thingboikashung6983]

Chain stopping while cutting what's the problem

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

You should get a cat dude, to oversee things. You could dismantle the carb if you wanted to, fiddly agreed.

[@wanderingone64]

so what was the actual problem?

[@ryanworks35509]

Like and subscribe for big messes! I'm a hot mess all the time but I have a good brain!

[@jackfrosty79ify]

Turn jets

[@gengpan]

my 10 month old ryoib chain saw was used for one day only. now it stalls....🙄️

[@VinnyMartello]

This goes against my hillbilly values, but as cheap as these small engine carbs have gotten, I just buy new ones. I got a 5 horsepower generator for free because it was “broken”. I bought a 16 dollar carb and it runs like new. My Husky 288XP is having idle and rev issues. Solution? Buy a carburetor. 17 dollars.

[@jsmcrawler]

U can buy a sonic cleaner for Luke 100 bucks from harbor freight

[@hjazlee6098]

Tanx 100%.

[@NIGHTMARERICA]

LOL I professionally fix chainsaws mowers weed wackers and even fix car carburetors and I've never owned an ultrasonic cleaner. They're a waste of money.

[@tedpergolizzi6455]

Zachariahh Petersenn a waste of money? No, a must have to clean these small carbs, no. It’s just another way of doing it.

[@iaintelfer9734]

Great idea. Buy a new carb 😊.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Why not clean all of the dirt and grime off from the chainsaw before you even start..

[@gwenlazarus1471]

I bought a cheap carburetor from China on Amazon and all I got was some guy in China taking my money and sending a piece of junk.

[@gardenfork]

Sorry to hear that Mark, that was not my experience. I would check the reviews on whatever site you are ordering from. thx Eric.

[@tps1020]

You didn't bother to show us where and how to access the arrestor screen and I can't find the damn thing

[@Dan-ww1no]

It’s in the muffler

[@DyslexicLunatic]

If people would stick to the purpose of the video and cut the chatter, it would be so much more useful. Sadly, people just like to hear themselves talk. I don't have time for idle nonsense.

[@trevoror8668]

Well handy lets just throw away the problem drive from the butthole end of nowhere get a new unnecessary part drive back to the butthole end of nowhere and install the new part. Thanks for nothing

[@markcarbone1004]

The guy is intelligent and pleasant, but he is so chatty and explains things so slowly that I can't take the time to watch this. I want information, not to be entertained.

[@gardenfork]

Well Mark then you’re watching the wrong channel, good luck, Eric. 😀

[@lukez1729]

There about I minutes of useless information I this video. Get to the point.

[@handyman7297]

waste almost 10 minutes and learned nothing

[@sawzalvanreij]

hey,what is it with you having to tap on everyting?thats super annoying,and very uncalled for!