Chainsaw Repair

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Title: Super EZ flooding
Post by: Fishnuts2 on July 13, 2016, 09:26:56 am
Just bought a Super EZ and it ran for a few minutes and flooded out.  After a rebuild and taking the carb apart 2X to check my work, it still floods.  It will usually give one pop and that's it. 

Is it possible the needles are switched?  I marked them before I removed them, but I don't know if they were right when I got the saw.

What are the initial carb needle settings for this saw?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Super EZ flooding
Post by: fossil on July 13, 2016, 10:49:52 am
These saws are not the easiest to tune.

Start with 1 turn out on high and 3/4 turn out on low and tune from there. As long as you're four stroking at wide open at no load and it cleans up in the cut don't worry where the mix screws are.
Those settings are what's recommended in the repair manual.
Make sure your adjustments are made in tiny increments at around 1/16 turn.

Low side, as always, tune so it rev's up smoothly from idle but not too rich.
Title: Re: Super EZ flooding
Post by: fossil on July 13, 2016, 10:52:18 am
I forgot to add,

If it still floods, make sure the metering needle lever in the carb is set properly which would even with the floor of the carb where the lever sits.
Title: Re: Super EZ flooding
Post by: Fishnuts2 on July 14, 2016, 01:27:47 pm
I used your advice to check the fuel level lever.  It was OK, however, the diaphragm from the new kit had the extra length to the button for the clevis to engage.  BUT, the original diaphragm had just a small button or pad for the lever to contact.  I took the dremel and cut off the extra and ground it down to the level of the original diaphragm button.

It finally started and I got it adjusted properly.  This is a strong little saw,  I can't wait to go against my buddy's ms250.
Title: Re: Super EZ flooding
Post by: Fishnuts2 on July 14, 2016, 01:50:39 pm
Here's some pics.
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(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160714/f40d327d394f23ba3f53aca1e6cd158c.jpg)


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Title: Re: Super EZ flooding
Post by: Cut4fun . on July 14, 2016, 08:22:07 pm
If the fulcrum had a slot in it you could have just slid the new one in it.  If if dont what you did works too. Good job figuring it out.