My 441 is hard to start after jug reolacement.

[gorman]

Hey folks, I had the jug replaced on my 441 a year while ago and ever since its been a real stick in the mud to get started when cold. Many pulls to get it to run without dying out. Once it's the saw warms up it starts and runs just fine.
Any suggestions on what to do to get it to start easier. It used to fire up on the first pull.

 

[Rx7man]

Sounds like it might be having a hard time getting fuel.. check to make sure the choke closes properly and the impulse line and the rest of the intake system isn't leaking.

 

[gorman]

If the intake system were leaking wouldn't I have an issue with it while it's warmed up too?

 

[Rx7man]

If it's tuned rich it could make up for it.. And if it's leaking it may be the reason it needed a new jug to begin with..

 

[gorman]

Needed a jug because the spark plug threads stripped.

 

[Rx7man]

Ah, OK..

Best thing I can suggest is to go over it with a fine toothed comb, check all the joints, base gasket, etc. Maybe someone else will chime in who has experience with that specific saw.

 

[gorman]

I'm not too mechanically inclined. I will check the choke and try to see if anything is loose

 

[Definitive Dave]

I concur sounds like a fuel delivery issue or impulse leak/partial kink
Dave
If you had it done, I would ask your mechanic to do a pressure vacuum test

 

[Rx7man]

A fuel filter is a cheap and easy thing to replace.. perhaps start with that and make sure the fuel line isn't getting soft or collapsed