Chain saw pull cord not working!
jim_w_ny
15 years ago
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Old Craftsman ChainSaw.. Bringing it back to life.
Comments (1)Try cleaning the sludge out of the tank with paint thinner. Rinsing it with mixed gas is not very effective. While you have it apart, thoroughly clean the carb and install an overhaul kit. The diaphragms are likely hard and brittle. Good luck....See MoreChain Saw trouble
Comments (1)What you describe could be a "vaporlock", has not been a comon problem for some yrs. Take it to a high press. air hose, blow all vents cleen, Oily sawdust dose not cool very well! Later ,, codger "al >...See MoreChain saw clutch problems?
Comments (3)Dave, which side of the saw is the recoil and which is the bar and clutch? Most saws have the recoil on the left side with the bar/chain and clutch on the right side. Removing the recoil is pointless. OK, if your saw is typical with bar/clutch on the right side, the clutch nut will be reversed thread. To loosen you turn clockwise. Remove spark plug, move piston to down position. Use something like clean starter rope to stuff down the plug hole so that when you go to loosen the clutch nut the piston moves up and is jammed by the rope. The clutch drum bearing may just be dry gummed up and need cleaning and greasing. However the bearing may be shot or the clutch shoe springs could be worn or broken. Drum bearings can be normally found at an equipment shop that carries Oregon brand parts. If the clutch springs are bad and this saw is older when McCulloch actually made them you will have trouble....See MoreChain saw pull cord not working!
Comments (4)If the original poster is still reading - sorry your question was not very clear but I am assuming that you mean there's something wrong with the pull start piece- although if the engine is seriously messed-up, the pull cord won't work then either! As far as I know, there's no scheduled maintenance/lubrication of most pull-cord mechanisms, they work til they stop. It's a device that's been around for the best part of 100 years and in my experience usually outlast the motor itself. That being said, they do need servicing occasionally, esp when the cord breaks. This should be a routine job for a repair shop if that's all it is. If you are mechanically minded and have a few tools you may be able to repair it yourself, usually there's a cover where the pull cord lives. Be careful when disassembling it, because there will be springs under tension, and if it all flies apart you won't know how to put it all back together (except by trial and error, and I've had a lot of practice with that!...See Morerdaystrom
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