Hello all, New Guy here!
I did a quick search online and found your forum, so first off thanks for having me.
I recently bought a new Craftsman 50cc 20 inch chainsaw to cut down about 7-10 trees on my property, and cut it all up for firewood. I am handy with a wrench, and read the reviews and complaints with this saw. I dont think I have ever bought a new saw, blower,trimmer etc that had the carb properly tuned so I expected this would be no exception. I was correct.
Out of the box the saw called for 50:1 mix, I never run anything that lean so I mixed it at 40:1 with my favorite oil that I run in everything. I topped off the bar oil, checked the chain, topped off the tank and away I went. I immediately noticed the saw was a tad lean, so I richened the low by approx 2 hours and the high about 1 hour. The saw ran great for the next 2 days, but the lean bog started showing up at about day 2. The weather had changed drastically, as well as the barometric pressure. I also thought to myself that the piston/ring/cylinder was breaking in and also changing my pulse pressure a bit. So I added another hour on both high and low, still bogged. Once I got the saw running proper I had added an additional 1/4 turn of richness on both low and high screws. It runs like a champ now, better than ever as a matter of fact. One pull starts when warm, 2 when cold, no bogs or sounds of being lean, minimal smoke, lots of power, etc.
So before I started day 3 today, I decided to take a look and make sure the carb bolts, airbox bolts etc were tight and verify the air filter was sealing as I had read someone discovered the air filter did not seal well against the box. The air filter was slightly dirty, but when I popped it out I noticed there is NO rubber seal in between the filter channel and the airbox? So I took some q Tips and swabbed out the airbox, choke flap, and throttle flap and there was a very slight amount of fine dirt/dust that made its way past the filter or the seal. I was going to use RTV silicone to seal the filter to the box then I changed my mind and decided to use grease, as this is something we commonly do on our dirt bikes.
I spent all day today cutting wood, and the saw runs flawless.
This brings me to my 3 questions.
1. I thought this Craftsman Pro 50cc saw was a Poulan Pro PP 5020 AV clone, yet it has Husqvarna markings on the airbox,muffler, spark plug. So which Husqvarna saw is this Craftsman?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-50-c...SellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1
2. I would like to use a better air filter, something that is a bit more substantial like a foam dirt bike style filter, or a filter with a rubber o ring in the channel. Would any of you know which Husqvarna filter fits this saw?
3. Is greasing the air filter channel a common practice on these filters? Or should I use RTV to seal it?
I can post pics of the air filter if that helps. Thank You
I did a quick search online and found your forum, so first off thanks for having me.
I recently bought a new Craftsman 50cc 20 inch chainsaw to cut down about 7-10 trees on my property, and cut it all up for firewood. I am handy with a wrench, and read the reviews and complaints with this saw. I dont think I have ever bought a new saw, blower,trimmer etc that had the carb properly tuned so I expected this would be no exception. I was correct.
Out of the box the saw called for 50:1 mix, I never run anything that lean so I mixed it at 40:1 with my favorite oil that I run in everything. I topped off the bar oil, checked the chain, topped off the tank and away I went. I immediately noticed the saw was a tad lean, so I richened the low by approx 2 hours and the high about 1 hour. The saw ran great for the next 2 days, but the lean bog started showing up at about day 2. The weather had changed drastically, as well as the barometric pressure. I also thought to myself that the piston/ring/cylinder was breaking in and also changing my pulse pressure a bit. So I added another hour on both high and low, still bogged. Once I got the saw running proper I had added an additional 1/4 turn of richness on both low and high screws. It runs like a champ now, better than ever as a matter of fact. One pull starts when warm, 2 when cold, no bogs or sounds of being lean, minimal smoke, lots of power, etc.
So before I started day 3 today, I decided to take a look and make sure the carb bolts, airbox bolts etc were tight and verify the air filter was sealing as I had read someone discovered the air filter did not seal well against the box. The air filter was slightly dirty, but when I popped it out I noticed there is NO rubber seal in between the filter channel and the airbox? So I took some q Tips and swabbed out the airbox, choke flap, and throttle flap and there was a very slight amount of fine dirt/dust that made its way past the filter or the seal. I was going to use RTV silicone to seal the filter to the box then I changed my mind and decided to use grease, as this is something we commonly do on our dirt bikes.
I spent all day today cutting wood, and the saw runs flawless.
This brings me to my 3 questions.
1. I thought this Craftsman Pro 50cc saw was a Poulan Pro PP 5020 AV clone, yet it has Husqvarna markings on the airbox,muffler, spark plug. So which Husqvarna saw is this Craftsman?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-50-c...SellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1
2. I would like to use a better air filter, something that is a bit more substantial like a foam dirt bike style filter, or a filter with a rubber o ring in the channel. Would any of you know which Husqvarna filter fits this saw?
3. Is greasing the air filter channel a common practice on these filters? Or should I use RTV to seal it?
I can post pics of the air filter if that helps. Thank You
