Aggreed! ^^^^
Everyone can run their mouths about this problem and that, with this series saw. I have rebuilt over 200 of the 029-390 series now. There was plenty of bad guesses up front and I just want to tell ya'll to quit guessing about a problem you haven't diagnosed! You should share things like...
Pull the starter to check for any binding or ignition contacting flywheel. And check to see if everything moves once removed. If not, Move to clutch side and check for anything binding there, then pull cylinder as last resort. To many "guess-a-nossis's" around here without solid advice on how to trouble shoot the problem.
This series lean seizes, Yes but that is due to a combination of things... Lean set carb, no air baffle behind muffler to direct air over cylinder for cooling, restrictive mufflers, people letting them idle to long when set lean, bad gas/mix, and of course a fuel line popping a hole causing it to suck air and lean seize. Fix these problems and this series saw will provide many years of trusty service.