OK let me start by fully acknowledging my 141 like all the rest are a POS. First one blew up due to a carb mount nut getting into the crank shaft and wrecking it and they gave me a new one. At least the first one started and ran good. The new one now a few years old with no real use on it is a pure *&^ to start just like day one. If it had either a throttle lock or a primer bulb or a choke that I could control it would work but for the wisdom of our wonderful government. This puppy just defies any means of controlling that choke. Has anyone ever figured out a way to beat that throttle dump mechanism that is workable? I had someone tune it up and it still is a monster to get running due to the lack of a controllable choke.
Yes I know it should be tossed into a dumpster but since I don't use it all that much I would like to at least get some use out of it. I removed the dump spring but of course that lets the choke flop around and the way its built there is no way to remove the plastic choke rod to remove it so I can drill the casing out oversize and insert a rubber grommet to friction lock the choke rod. Currently it utilizes a piece of duck tape which would work fine but for the oily nature of a saw. What a pain for nothing due to bureaucrats and their foolish ideas!!!! I did think of slitting the case or drilling above the choke rod to remove it and then drilling large enough to insert a friction gormmet. What I would really love to do is stick this saw up the gazoo of the knucklehead bunnyhuggerat that dreamed up this auto dump choke. Trouble is I have to get it running first.
Yes I know it should be tossed into a dumpster but since I don't use it all that much I would like to at least get some use out of it. I removed the dump spring but of course that lets the choke flop around and the way its built there is no way to remove the plastic choke rod to remove it so I can drill the casing out oversize and insert a rubber grommet to friction lock the choke rod. Currently it utilizes a piece of duck tape which would work fine but for the oily nature of a saw. What a pain for nothing due to bureaucrats and their foolish ideas!!!! I did think of slitting the case or drilling above the choke rod to remove it and then drilling large enough to insert a friction gormmet. What I would really love to do is stick this saw up the gazoo of the knucklehead bunnyhuggerat that dreamed up this auto dump choke. Trouble is I have to get it running first.