Farmertec 440 dies when picked up

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Should have added to it a bit so when i set it down at idle when I go to pick it up 30 sec later it dies even if I pull the trigger on the ground without even touching it just pulling the trigger it dies and other time I can shake it up and down when I’m holding it but after I set it down it dies
 
Dies when picked up?
So starts okay on the ground- still on high idle? Then dies if lifted straight up to a working height without altering the orientation of the powerhead?
As you lift are you kicking it from high idle to run mode- or is this done before lifting?
It would be at idle not high and just lifting it straight up and down off the ground
 
Should have added to it a bit so when i set it down at idle when I go to pick it up 30 sec later it dies even if I pull the trigger on the ground without even touching it just pulling the trigger it dies and other time I can shake it up and down when I’m holding it but after I set it down it dies

Still don't fully understand..... but, it dies when you open the throttle? Or it dies when you do not hit the trigger but just pick it up?
Will it start and run on high idle, but as soon as you pull the trigger to pop the choke selection lever up to the run position it dies?
 
Still don't fully understand..... but, it dies when you open the throttle? Or it dies when you do not hit the trigger but just pick it up?
Will it start and run on high idle, but as soon as you pull the trigger to pop the choke selection lever up to the run position it dies?

The way I read it is the saw works fine, starts, cuts, etc. Then you set it down at idle and it idles fine until you go to use it again and it dies when you pick it up.
 
My Wild Thing did that last year. It was a combination of an incorrectly set metering lever with a leaking check valve (cheap chinese carb), plus an air leak from a bad crankshaft seal.
 
Like was mentioned, fuel is forming a puddle in the crankcase. When you pick up the saw,the fuel that has puddled gets drawn into the cylinder and it makes it to rich causing the saw to stall.The fuel that has formed a puddle is caused by worn rings. The saw will continue to run however at idle, the lack of velocity caused by worn rings allows the mix to form a puddle.A small adjustment on the low side may help to alleviate these symptoms.
 
Like was mentioned, fuel is forming a puddle in the crankcase. When you pick up the saw,the fuel that has puddled gets drawn into the cylinder and it makes it to rich causing the saw to stall.The fuel that has formed a puddle is caused by worn rings. The saw will continue to run however at idle, the lack of velocity caused by worn rings allows the mix to form a puddle.A small adjustment on the low side may help to alleviate these symptoms.
Thanks i will try that it and the saw is only pushing 100 psi but it runs it needs new c/p
 
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