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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    Went to the Stihl dealer and bought the biggest saw filter they had in stock. All seems good now. If the weather holds I'll be headed to the woods later this week. Thanks again for everyone's help.
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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    Cleaned and reinstalled the carb. Same symptoms. Pulled the fuel filter out of the tank and removed it. Saw ran great so I guess I bought the wrong filter when I replace the fuel lines and filter last year. And recommendations on a better filter? The filter I have is the only one the local shop...
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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    Thanks for the tip guys. I'll be sure to stick with E0 fuel. I ran almost a tank of fuel through it at towards the end started having an issue. It idled fine but any touch of throttle and it would bog and die. Carb adjustments changed it but didn't fix it. I pulled the carb apart and it was so...
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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    Thanks for the help guys! Cleaned up the bar and put a new chain on it. It's cutting good now so I'm pretty happy.
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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    Thanks guys. The bar does have some burrs on it but they will dress out. A 0.054 penny fits but a 0.057 penny doesn't[emoji2] I'll check the sprocket before I pickup a new chain. I'll check the sprocket before I get a chain for it. I'm hoping that I like the saw after I get it cutting...
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    New guy needs help with Pioneer P42

    I everyone, new guy here. I've been lurking on arborsite for years and really enjoy the site. Unfortunately I don't know enough about saws to add to any discussions so I've never registered. Just a snippet about me. Growing up my family cut firewood every fall and I so looked forward to the...
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