schmauster
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Very often after a cut I let the 025 idle and it stalls out after a few seconds. Runs great but at idle it stalls like crazy. Ive had it tuned and always run fresh gas with the correct mixture. Recent air filter, fuel filter, spark plug, inspected spark arrestor (had the same issues before) It seems to be related to movement of the saw (swinging it around or shaking it at idle) It seems to have gotten worse over the year ive had it... its super aggravating. After stalling it sputters back to life fairly easily with 2 or 3 pulls.
Today I removed the fuel hose and checked it very thoroughly for cracks. I verified the carburetor is clean and tight with a good seal. The gaskets look great. Upon removing the pull starter to verify the coil gap to flywheel I noticed it has a lot of dark sawdust built up inside the cover.. The flywheel was very clean but all around it and especially right behind it there is a lot of wet oily junk. I scraped a lot of crap from the area but you get the idea. Ive heard leaky crank seals are common on 025s. I tried to wiggle the flywheel to check for excessive clearance and it seems tight so i dont think much if any damage has occurred yet.
Ill be replacing the impulse hose (ugh) when i get it as its a likely an issue or soon to be... I just dont want to roast my bearings and cause other issues with a leaky crank seal... I really enjoy this saw and cant afford another one anytime soon
Heres a few pics of the oily carnage
Today I removed the fuel hose and checked it very thoroughly for cracks. I verified the carburetor is clean and tight with a good seal. The gaskets look great. Upon removing the pull starter to verify the coil gap to flywheel I noticed it has a lot of dark sawdust built up inside the cover.. The flywheel was very clean but all around it and especially right behind it there is a lot of wet oily junk. I scraped a lot of crap from the area but you get the idea. Ive heard leaky crank seals are common on 025s. I tried to wiggle the flywheel to check for excessive clearance and it seems tight so i dont think much if any damage has occurred yet.
Ill be replacing the impulse hose (ugh) when i get it as its a likely an issue or soon to be... I just dont want to roast my bearings and cause other issues with a leaky crank seal... I really enjoy this saw and cant afford another one anytime soon
Heres a few pics of the oily carnage