I have a chainsaw that I bought several years ago for $20. I've used it in the past, but very infrequently. I'm wondering three things:
1) What's the "knob" looking thing on the right side of the saw. It doesn't rotate, it just moves front and back, it doesn't seem to do anything.
2) How do I add oil to the saw (chain/bar oil, not 2 stroke oil)?
3) I've had the saw for a long time, but use it very occasionally. It was stored with no fuel in the tank. I think the last time I used it was maybe 2 years ago. I filled it Monday night. I put in a cup of gas, and estimated the oil amount as I don't have a proper mixer, but I think I got it about right. I couldn't get it started. I tried again to start it on Tuesday evening, unsuccessfully. Today I tried again, and after several pulls with the choke on it seemed like it might have been trying to start. I switched the choke off, and pulled a bunch more time, and after maybe another 6 pulls, it started and stalled. I pulled again and it started and could run but idle was kind of questionable.
The gasoline was a few months old. I last used it about 2 weeks ago in my lawn mower. Lawn mower started on the first pull as it usually does if I prime it a few times before trying.
1) What's the "knob" looking thing on the right side of the saw. It doesn't rotate, it just moves front and back, it doesn't seem to do anything.
2) How do I add oil to the saw (chain/bar oil, not 2 stroke oil)?
3) I've had the saw for a long time, but use it very occasionally. It was stored with no fuel in the tank. I think the last time I used it was maybe 2 years ago. I filled it Monday night. I put in a cup of gas, and estimated the oil amount as I don't have a proper mixer, but I think I got it about right. I couldn't get it started. I tried again to start it on Tuesday evening, unsuccessfully. Today I tried again, and after several pulls with the choke on it seemed like it might have been trying to start. I switched the choke off, and pulled a bunch more time, and after maybe another 6 pulls, it started and stalled. I pulled again and it started and could run but idle was kind of questionable.
The gasoline was a few months old. I last used it about 2 weeks ago in my lawn mower. Lawn mower started on the first pull as it usually does if I prime it a few times before trying.