eager beaver question?

[stonestacker]

hey guys i have model 2014 eager beaver, i have had it for about 12 years.
it has been a great saw for limbing and small logs, lately it has been running
pretty poorley! so i adjusted the high speed adjustment untill ran good and then
adjusted the idel till it ideled good, it ran like new! then a few mins later, the
idel was way high, and giving it the gas, it wanted to slow down and die.
any ideas?

 

[Mike Van]

Lot of posibilities, could be some gunk in the carb, fuel pickup in the tank, bad gas, or something more serious like a vacumn leak. I'd start with dumping the gas thats in the saw now into a glass jar, if there's water in it, you'll see it in the bottom of the jar.

 

[Firewolf]

It might be time for a carb kit? or check the filter in the fuel tank and see if it's pluged.