Picked this up from craigslist for $70. It has hardly been used maybe 1 tank, but has been sitting for the past 10 years.I took off the muffler and the cylinder looks brand new. Do I need to do anything else before starting it up?
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Picked this up from craigslist for $70. It has hardly been used maybe 1 tank, but has been sitting for the past 10 years.I took off the muffler and the cylinder looks brand new. Do I need to do anything else before starting it up?
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I have the little sister with the 34cc motor. It's an impressive little saw.
I'd put a small amount 2 stroke oil in the plug hole and pull it over a few times if you're worried.
Otherwise i'd use fresh mix and go for it!
I have the little sister with the 34cc motor. It's an impressive little saw.
I'd put a small amount 2 stroke oil in the plug hole and pull it over a few times if you're worried.
Otherwise i'd use fresh mix and go for it!
I'd like that. It's a YOU SUCK in my mind.
I've never run one, but it has impressive specs for a baby saw.
yup, perhaps a 1/2 teaspoon in the plug hole, pull it over a bunch of times with the kill button in the off position. Now it's flooded, lol, and then let'er rip.
I've never run one, but it has impressive specs for a baby saw.
yup, perhaps a 1/2 teaspoon in the plug hole, pull it over a bunch of times with the kill button in the off position. Now it's flooded, lol, and then let'er rip.
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TrueFuel or VP Fuel 50:1 mix with no ethanol in it. Stay away from gas station pump gas.
They were/are sweet little saws, has a recoil behind the flywheel if I remember correctly like Poulan 245/306 saws. Nice and light snappy saws. My Dolmar dealer told me they were marketed as an orchard saw, out here we have lots of apple orchards so it made sense but I never read it anywhere else
