"Joey, This saw wont start"......

[joe25DA]

Is what my cousin said. A little background. The saw in question is Mac Eager Beaver 2014. I traded it to him for a Craftsman 3.7 (poulan 3700) yeah I know. But in my defense the Mac ran and the 3.7 needed a carb kit. Anyway, he liked mac for small stuff but partly out of guilt I decided to give him a better saw and take the Mac back. I gave him an '85 Poulan S25DA. Its kind of funny cause I think that saw will give his primary saw (Stihl MS290) a run for its money....I got the mac and tried starting it as is. No luck. Emptied the fuel and found this. So I called him and said "DUMP THAT FUEL MIX NOW!!!!!! AND WHATEVER YOU DO DONT PUT IT IN THAT S25DA!!!!" I left this in a voice mail. I hope he heard it. So I flushed the carb and lines, runs good now. Heres what I took out.
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[Sprintcar]

That would do it.

I still gots to get me a cookie sheet.

 

[Mastermind]

Wow, that's half water. I've seen water in the fuel a bunch of times but never that much....

 

[joe25DA]

Yup almost perfect 50/50 water/fuel mix

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I recently acquired a couple of those Macs...It seems people just get rid of them when the fuel lines go bad and the primer bulb cracks. On both of mine I bypassed the bulb and epoxyed a piece of aluminum over the hole left when I took it out. They start just as well without the bulb. I hate to admit it but I like these saws better than the metal Beavers.

Does nitro always settle to the bottom?

 

[lawnmowertech37]

I recently acquired a couple of those Macs...It seems people just get rid of them when the fuel lines go bad and the primer bulb cracks. On both of mine I bypassed the bulb and epoxyed a piece of aluminum over the hole left when I took it out. They start just as well without the bulb. I hate to admit it but I like these saws better than the metal Beavers.

Does nitro always settle to the bottom?

that may explain why i been shipping tons of push primer bulbs for them smaller macs

 

[a. palmer jr.]

that may explain why i been shipping tons of push primer bulbs for them smaller macs

Just for a test I went out last night and fired the Mac up again cold and it started as good as any of my saws. Maybe people don't realize they can be easily bypassed.

 

[rmihalek]

Was any explanation offered as to where all the water came from? That seems like more than just atmospheric accumulation...

 

[lawnmowertech37]

Was any explanation offered as to where all the water came from? That seems like more than just atmospheric accumulation...

i would look into possibly where he got the fuel from never know they may have water down fuel tanks

 

[joe25DA]

No explanation on all that water yet. I'm thinkin ill bypass that primer too. Other than that, its not a bad little saw

 

[A10egress]

ouch... never saw fuel that watery.....


or did you take a sample of gulf coast water and see if anyone would pick up on it? :monkey:

 

[SkippyKtm]

No explanation on all that water yet. I'm thinkin ill bypass that primer too. Other than that, its not a bad little saw

Here's my best guess- I've seen a few people leave their gas cans outside with either loose or cracked lids on them.

 

[A10egress]

Here's my best guess- I've seen a few people leave their gas cans outside with either loose or cracked lids on them.

sounds like my brother, which is why when i cut trees with him, I never use his mix... I'll always take my own container and if run out, I'll go get more.

 

[Lunchbox]

I recently acquired a couple of those Macs...It seems people just get rid of them when the fuel lines go bad and the primer bulb cracks. On both of mine I bypassed the bulb and epoxyed a piece of aluminum over the hole left when I took it out. They start just as well without the bulb. I hate to admit it but I like these saws better than the metal Beavers.

Does nitro always settle to the bottom?

Why not replace the bulb ?
only like $2 ??
all the same size no matter where you get them..

 

[joe25DA]

Im thinking he left the can outside.
I was thinking about that disaster in the gulf too when i saw it.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

No explanation on all that water yet. I'm thinkin ill bypass that primer too. Other than that, its not a bad little saw

One fuel hose...One vent hose on other side of carb..all you need.

 

[zacker]

this reminds me of the time I went to get gas in my truck, as I was paying the pumping the gas, this guy was trying and trying to start his car, so after i was done, i got in mine, started it up, drove to the end of the parking lot and she cut right out... that was when i noticed that every other car there was DOA and there was an angry mob at the cashier window...it seemed they got a shipment of water and I had just bought about 20 gallons worth!!! $400.00 later I got my truck back and it took another 2 months to run down the gas company for reimbursment.