bromi5
ArboristSite Lurker
Hey guys,
After searching all of the threads on here and trying my hardest to find a solution to my stubborn 026 not starting I’ve decided to make a post and ask for help
I’ve had this 026 for about a year now and it ran fine but would get hot after use and not start so I let it sit for about half a year and about 3 months ago I took the carby out and cleaned it and when I put it back together it wouldn’t start. From then I’ve replaced fuel line, fuel filter and put on a carby kit replacing all of the gaskets and diaphragm, metering lever, spring and the pointy thing attached to the lever. I’ve also cleaned it numerous times with carby cleaner and disassembled and reassembled.
I’ve checked impulse line for visible issues and it seems to be fine, piston is in very good condition. Replaced spark plug, spark is good
My idea is that it’s a fuel issue because it starts when fuel is put in spark hole and it runs momentarily until fuel runs out. I can get it to sputter idle by turning metering lever high and adjusting tuning screws and holding trigger but that doesn’t solve anything.
It won’t start but it sputters and sounds like it wants to start when chord is pulled and compression valve also pops up but it wont
Start
What is very strange is that recently I saw a YouTube video of a guy saying that bad fuel caps can cause them not to start so I turned the seal around and put the cap back on and low and behold it started, ran and idled normally for a minute or two then just shut off, not wanting to start again, so I flipped the seal again and it did the same thing and wouldn’t start again after a couple minutes of running.
So I figured it was just a bad fuel cap, bought a new one and now it’s back to just not starting.
Help to get this beast going would be appreciated guys
Thanks
After searching all of the threads on here and trying my hardest to find a solution to my stubborn 026 not starting I’ve decided to make a post and ask for help
I’ve had this 026 for about a year now and it ran fine but would get hot after use and not start so I let it sit for about half a year and about 3 months ago I took the carby out and cleaned it and when I put it back together it wouldn’t start. From then I’ve replaced fuel line, fuel filter and put on a carby kit replacing all of the gaskets and diaphragm, metering lever, spring and the pointy thing attached to the lever. I’ve also cleaned it numerous times with carby cleaner and disassembled and reassembled.
I’ve checked impulse line for visible issues and it seems to be fine, piston is in very good condition. Replaced spark plug, spark is good
My idea is that it’s a fuel issue because it starts when fuel is put in spark hole and it runs momentarily until fuel runs out. I can get it to sputter idle by turning metering lever high and adjusting tuning screws and holding trigger but that doesn’t solve anything.
It won’t start but it sputters and sounds like it wants to start when chord is pulled and compression valve also pops up but it wont
Start
What is very strange is that recently I saw a YouTube video of a guy saying that bad fuel caps can cause them not to start so I turned the seal around and put the cap back on and low and behold it started, ran and idled normally for a minute or two then just shut off, not wanting to start again, so I flipped the seal again and it did the same thing and wouldn’t start again after a couple minutes of running.
So I figured it was just a bad fuel cap, bought a new one and now it’s back to just not starting.
Help to get this beast going would be appreciated guys
Thanks