andrethegiant70
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Hey, People! I am rebuilding (ok, I just finished rebuilding) the carb on an 041 Farm Boss. I was having trouble keeping it started and idling correctly.. I also noticed that when it did idle, it idled unevenly, in a series of low frequency surges. Once spooled up, the saw seems to go like hell, plenty of power. In the back of my mind I am also considering rings.. I don't have a way to test compression numerically, but the saw does pass the "lift-it-by-the-pull-cord test. I will say that it seems to pull over easily during starts, though.
Question: When I popped the carb off the saw, there was no black diamond shaped gasket on the top or bottom of the carb (like the kind that came with the rebuild kit.) There were, however, soft, green plastic pads which seemed to me would make a pretty good seal. Are those green pads gaskets or was the saw missing parts? I have not put the saw back together pending your thoughts. As I am writing this, I'm getting the distinct feeling this is a newbie question. Sorry guys, I gotta start somewhere.
Question: When I popped the carb off the saw, there was no black diamond shaped gasket on the top or bottom of the carb (like the kind that came with the rebuild kit.) There were, however, soft, green plastic pads which seemed to me would make a pretty good seal. Are those green pads gaskets or was the saw missing parts? I have not put the saw back together pending your thoughts. As I am writing this, I'm getting the distinct feeling this is a newbie question. Sorry guys, I gotta start somewhere.