andrethegiant70
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Sorry if I have been unclear. I know that it is easy to get lost in a long thread like this. Here is the readers digest version of what has happened so far.
1. saw would not start
2. cleaned air filter... no joy
3. replaced plug and fuel filter... no joy
4. replaced fuel line and put a kit in carb
5. started and tuned saw
6. saw ran great and idled for several minutes and then died.
7. saw will start with choke on and dies when I move it to the normal run mode.
I am now planning to go back into the carb for a final cleaning because I suspect that I accidentally left a bit of junk in the carb or that there was something in the new fuel line that washed into the carb.
I will let you know what I find.
My, bad, you're on the right track here. I agree with Fish, there's maybe something getting stuck or there's a bit of FOD in that carb somewhere. I have a Jonsy 2050 that has done that to me. I had it all tuned up and ready to go (I mean running and cutting really nicely) and then I set it down for a spell. When I took it to the woods it wouldn't take the throttle. Zippo. At idle, it purred like a kitten, but no amount of tuning would get the high side working. I haven't dug into it again yet, (my ratty but feakishly reliable 026 has been my little buddy instead) but I suspect some garbage redisolved and blocked a passage or I have crud underneath a welsh plug. The good news for you is that your intake system is REALLY easy to work on... the Swedes must be born with three tiny hands or they always work on a saws in pairs or something.
This sort of thing is a PERFECT application for an ultrasonic cleaner. BTW, I'm convinced you AS guys have been driving up the price on those things!