Chainsaw Repair

Those damned starters can be as fickle as a teenaged prom queen.Don't oil them because all that does is attract little wood chips causing all kinds of problems.

Take the whole thing apart and make certain all the crud is blown out . What often is the problem is the tension on the bolt holding the starter drum in place .If it is too loose or too tight it will cause issues.You want just about one wrap of the drum passed full cord retraction on the take up spring .

It's been a long time since I had one apart .It seems to me it's nothing more than a carriage type bolt and either a flat washer or a spring washer and a nut which I think is a nylock type .

It could be the spring itself getting wound up all over like a coiled snake .

Find you a friendly saw shop with a big "dead pile" usually a non runner will be cheaper than buying the parts to fix one with problems.

That series was pretty dependable if kept in tune .One note is periodically check for bolt tightness because given enough time they will rattle the bolts loose .It's all metric sized .

For no more than they bring on the used saw market it's a lot of saw for little money .A little heavy for their size maybe but still in all a good firewooder .The only reason my three are shelf queens is because I have better saws in my stable .A lot of plastic parts in them but they are still tough as a nail .I've seen them run for years with engine damage that would have killed the average saw engine .