OneStaple
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Hey,
I'm working on getting my "new" 032 going and could use some help with fuel/air adjustments and idle issues.
When I first got this running, it had been sitting for a few years (due to a broken impulse line). With that fixed, it ran with smooth idle (although the chain moved at idle), but bogged down after a few seconds at full throttle.
I lowered the idle speed to a point where the chain wasn't turning. The chainsaw no longer had a problem with full throttle, but it sounded like it was about to die at idle.
So I decided to go to factory specs. I reset the high and low speed fuel/air mixture screws to one turn out, as per the manual (and the side of the chainsaw). The high speed had originally been at 3/4 turns, and the low speed had originally been at 1.5 turns. Full throttle still runs smoothly except for the occasional quick dip in rpms. I haven't tried it while cutting anything yet.
From what I know about carbs, I would have set the low speed to a leaner mixture, which would make the chainsaw run faster (up to a point). The problem now is that I can't set the idle screw so that the chain stops moving (I unscrewed it to a point where it no longer contacts the throttle plate on the carb).
The only solutions I can think of are to make the low speed screw set richer to slow the chainsaw down at idle (I'd think this wouldn't be ideal though), or that something like the springs are worn out on my clutch (is this possible to check?) so it engages too early.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm not sure what to do. Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Tyler
I'm working on getting my "new" 032 going and could use some help with fuel/air adjustments and idle issues.
When I first got this running, it had been sitting for a few years (due to a broken impulse line). With that fixed, it ran with smooth idle (although the chain moved at idle), but bogged down after a few seconds at full throttle.
I lowered the idle speed to a point where the chain wasn't turning. The chainsaw no longer had a problem with full throttle, but it sounded like it was about to die at idle.
So I decided to go to factory specs. I reset the high and low speed fuel/air mixture screws to one turn out, as per the manual (and the side of the chainsaw). The high speed had originally been at 3/4 turns, and the low speed had originally been at 1.5 turns. Full throttle still runs smoothly except for the occasional quick dip in rpms. I haven't tried it while cutting anything yet.
From what I know about carbs, I would have set the low speed to a leaner mixture, which would make the chainsaw run faster (up to a point). The problem now is that I can't set the idle screw so that the chain stops moving (I unscrewed it to a point where it no longer contacts the throttle plate on the carb).
The only solutions I can think of are to make the low speed screw set richer to slow the chainsaw down at idle (I'd think this wouldn't be ideal though), or that something like the springs are worn out on my clutch (is this possible to check?) so it engages too early.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm not sure what to do. Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Tyler