Jesse snowden
ArboristSite Operative
Hello everyone!
I've got a question for the pros. So here's the deal...I am getting into milling trees for my own wood working projects. Since bigger is always better, I searched around and found a beat up non-running 056 av super electronic for 100 bucks. Looked like someone ran regular gas in it until it burned up. So I tore it apart, replaced the piston, honed the cylinder, new spark plug, air filter and muffler. Got it together and running!! But it wasn't running right. After 20 minutes of milling it would start to bog down, die, not want to start again, generally not good stuff. Set the carb to the factory settings (1.5 turns out on both screws), tried running it more lean and more rich, in 1/16 turn increments, nothing could keep it running once it got hot.
So I've rebuilt the carb. Bought one of those little rebuild kits for 10 bucks from bailey's. Seemed a little cheap, but everything matched up and fit perfectly.
Now it won't start at all!!!! On a cold start, I set the choke, with the throttle lock engaged, one good pull gets it to rev up slightly. Turn the choke off, leave the throttle locked, give it a rip and it revs right up! Then immediately dies. From that point on it will not turn over rev on its own at all.
If I take the spark plug out, clear the cylinder with a few pulls, blow it out a little, and try again I get the same results as a cold start. One big rev up, then nothing.
I'm in the seattle area, at sea level. Am I getting too much fuel? Not enough? Although I love the guys at my local shop, I really don't want to pay 50 bucks to have someone turn a few screws....
Any tips are appreciated!
I've got a question for the pros. So here's the deal...I am getting into milling trees for my own wood working projects. Since bigger is always better, I searched around and found a beat up non-running 056 av super electronic for 100 bucks. Looked like someone ran regular gas in it until it burned up. So I tore it apart, replaced the piston, honed the cylinder, new spark plug, air filter and muffler. Got it together and running!! But it wasn't running right. After 20 minutes of milling it would start to bog down, die, not want to start again, generally not good stuff. Set the carb to the factory settings (1.5 turns out on both screws), tried running it more lean and more rich, in 1/16 turn increments, nothing could keep it running once it got hot.
So I've rebuilt the carb. Bought one of those little rebuild kits for 10 bucks from bailey's. Seemed a little cheap, but everything matched up and fit perfectly.
Now it won't start at all!!!! On a cold start, I set the choke, with the throttle lock engaged, one good pull gets it to rev up slightly. Turn the choke off, leave the throttle locked, give it a rip and it revs right up! Then immediately dies. From that point on it will not turn over rev on its own at all.
If I take the spark plug out, clear the cylinder with a few pulls, blow it out a little, and try again I get the same results as a cold start. One big rev up, then nothing.
I'm in the seattle area, at sea level. Am I getting too much fuel? Not enough? Although I love the guys at my local shop, I really don't want to pay 50 bucks to have someone turn a few screws....
Any tips are appreciated!
........Keep us posted.
