Fellas....
Good or bad news first?
Thanks to you guys, vice grips, thread lock, and a new bar we solved the oil issue. So fair to say it was the loose studs and the worn/warped bar couldn't have been helping. I went through a couple tanks of gas on Saturday peiceing up a downed oak, a big tree about 150 yrs old, 250 was working pretty well, idling a little high and stalling at times when I would take off the chain brake (whats that all about?), but other than that got me thorough the day and a good amount of wood.
Went to start it up yesterday and whenever I give it throttle, she stalls.
I cleaned the exhaust manifold and screen, and I have been playing with the adjuster screws for a while now and can't seem to get the balance right.
I should mention this is a new carb. but its not OEM (would that make this much of a difference?) and I just replaced fuel filter and that fuel line in the tank.
The adjusters do not seem to be the only variable as I can get the settings close to where I want them, shut off saw, restart the saw and the idle is higher than where I left it, now spinning the chain, or I can get the H setting to sound right then next time I pull trigger she stalls out.
Are there any other ideas that could be causing these symptoms or is carburetor the main culprit?
I originally replaced carb because the saw was given to me after sitting for years. Should I give the old Stihl carb. a good cleaning and see if issue persists or are there any better ideas?
Sorry to hit you guys with another problem but I got work to do!
Thanks again for all the help so far.