bonker81
ArboristSite Member
No I didn't mix up fluids when refilling tanks. It was a warm summer day and i had just adjusted the carb and cut an entire tanks worth. After I fueled/oiled up I couldn't get it started and it felt a little hard to pull. I had noticed some residue in and around the exhaust before use and melted plastic in the same area. Thinking a had another cooked piston I set it aside and kept working. It's been in the shed for a few months and I finally got into it. The cylinder is two piece and when I took it apart the cylinder was full of bar oil. I'm not terribly familiar with this saw but bar oil does travel in two of the four cavities for the the cylinder bolts. I'm getting nightmares of a cracked cylinder or housing. Has anyone ran into this before? I didn't explain it well but I believe any one worth his salt would take one look at how things work in this little saw and be as concerned as I. Also, the IPL doesn't show a gasket between the two halves and it appeared as if a thin gasket goo had been used. Is this proper? What is it?