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Well, my 026 is acting up now. I ran it yesterday for several hours of clearing some massive pine trees. It ran good for a while, then sputtered out and died. I filled the gas tank up and was able to cut for another few mins before it died again. Initially I thought the fuel filter was out of the gas, but that was not the case.
It sounded almost like an electrical "cut out" at one point, so I check the wires under the lid. The yellow wire was worn through from rubbing on something. I taped it up and made sure it was not under pressure. Still cutting out.
Then at one point I could point the saw up and keep it running, which would indicate a fuel problem, right? The "H" jet still adjusts fine, so I"m hoping it's not a crank case seal like on my friends saw.
Oh, and I could hear an air leak on the top left of the fuel tank next to the black plastic thing w/ a screw in the top (no idea what that is). So could my air leak cause these issues when pressure builds up in the tank? I'll admit my saw got slammed to the ground when one large pine broke free...Thanks for any help. Need to get this thing running right and I haven't had to take it to the shop before, don't really want to start now.
It sounded almost like an electrical "cut out" at one point, so I check the wires under the lid. The yellow wire was worn through from rubbing on something. I taped it up and made sure it was not under pressure. Still cutting out.
Then at one point I could point the saw up and keep it running, which would indicate a fuel problem, right? The "H" jet still adjusts fine, so I"m hoping it's not a crank case seal like on my friends saw.
Oh, and I could hear an air leak on the top left of the fuel tank next to the black plastic thing w/ a screw in the top (no idea what that is). So could my air leak cause these issues when pressure builds up in the tank? I'll admit my saw got slammed to the ground when one large pine broke free...Thanks for any help. Need to get this thing running right and I haven't had to take it to the shop before, don't really want to start now.