Roly
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Gentlemen,
I am Roly from Puget Sound in Washington State. I have a McCulloch I-40 with .440 chain and a 24" bar, from the late 1950's, that I last ran several years ago. I was told that it can put out nearly 5 horsepower on a good day. It was hard to start then, and won't start now (and I'm 61 now). I put in fresh gas, checked the filters and fuel line, and plug. It has such good compression that it is a beast to pull. The instruction indicates, of course, that the throttle is opened and choke on to start. Thing is, there is no slide button to hold the throttle open, I only have 2 hands, and need to hold the thing down with my foot in the handle and right hand on top to get enough force on the cord with my left hand to turn it.
How did I ever start it before, if I cannot hold the throttle open with one hand and pull the cord with the other? I can do this with my "newer" saw, a Stihl 130AV, no problem. It has a slide button for the throttle.
How the heck do you do this? I was not 8 feet tall and covered with muscles 5 years ago when I last used this thing, but that is what seems to be called for.
Thanks, Roly
I am Roly from Puget Sound in Washington State. I have a McCulloch I-40 with .440 chain and a 24" bar, from the late 1950's, that I last ran several years ago. I was told that it can put out nearly 5 horsepower on a good day. It was hard to start then, and won't start now (and I'm 61 now). I put in fresh gas, checked the filters and fuel line, and plug. It has such good compression that it is a beast to pull. The instruction indicates, of course, that the throttle is opened and choke on to start. Thing is, there is no slide button to hold the throttle open, I only have 2 hands, and need to hold the thing down with my foot in the handle and right hand on top to get enough force on the cord with my left hand to turn it.
How did I ever start it before, if I cannot hold the throttle open with one hand and pull the cord with the other? I can do this with my "newer" saw, a Stihl 130AV, no problem. It has a slide button for the throttle.
How the heck do you do this? I was not 8 feet tall and covered with muscles 5 years ago when I last used this thing, but that is what seems to be called for.
Thanks, Roly