It's a top handle McCulloch mini mac 35.
Got the saw for free. It ran great. Started on the second pull. Lots of power for its size.
The problem was when it ran out of gas it wouldn't start again until it sat for a half hour.
I took it apart and found the fuel line was cracked. I figured I'd put a carb kit in it since it's kind of a pain to take apart.
Now it runs for a couple minutes and dies. I think the crank case is filling with fuel. The spark plug is wet and a little fuel sprays out the muffler as I'm pulling. If I drain the fuel, pull the muffler off, set the piston at the top, and set it in the sun for a half hour it will start again and run for a couple minutes.
My guess is the needle isn't seating. It's a walbro mdc carb. The instructions I got say the metering lever should just touch a straightedge placed on the carb body. I tried setting it lower but it didn't make a difference.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
I replaced the Welch plugs. If they aren't sealing would that explain the problem?
Got the saw for free. It ran great. Started on the second pull. Lots of power for its size.
The problem was when it ran out of gas it wouldn't start again until it sat for a half hour.
I took it apart and found the fuel line was cracked. I figured I'd put a carb kit in it since it's kind of a pain to take apart.
Now it runs for a couple minutes and dies. I think the crank case is filling with fuel. The spark plug is wet and a little fuel sprays out the muffler as I'm pulling. If I drain the fuel, pull the muffler off, set the piston at the top, and set it in the sun for a half hour it will start again and run for a couple minutes.
My guess is the needle isn't seating. It's a walbro mdc carb. The instructions I got say the metering lever should just touch a straightedge placed on the carb body. I tried setting it lower but it didn't make a difference.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
I replaced the Welch plugs. If they aren't sealing would that explain the problem?