With the benefit of an hour or so spare this weekend, I stripped down the chainsaw to see if I could find out what was wrong. I removed the bar from the saw body and gave the area around the clutch and chain drive a good cleaning to get all the oiled up sawdust out of it. I then removed the exhaust from the cylinder head and removed the spark arrestor from the exhaust muffler and gave it a gentle clean with a wire brush although the mesh wasn't too caked in carbon to begin with. I then removed the carb from the cylinder head while leaving all the gas lines/primer bulb attached and gave it a good blow out with the compressed air line. I did destroy the gasket between the carb and the cylinder head and remade one from gasket card using an exacto knife. For good measure I threw in a new .325 chain from Home Depot (the original chain is still on the saw after 10+ years!) and put it all back together. Hey presto, it started second pull and runs and cuts like a dream again. Can't say I know for sure what fixed it, but my first recommendation would be to blow out the carb with compressed air.

One of three things IMO, the idle screw is set too low now due to a dirty carb. it won't idle. the idle screw will be the one when you pull the trigger the lever on the carb rests against it holding the butterfly slightly open to alow air in to idle. Next the low side if the carb has moved slightly from vibration, difference in barometric pressure, or dirt has started to gum up the passages (most likely). You can look on the two screws close togather should be a hi and LO either on the carb or the chainsaw housing where you see the screws. You can note where the screw slot is and try to turn it a 1/8 turn or less counter clockwise. if that don't work turn it back to the orginal setting third, the carb is gummed up from gas (especially corn gas) setting in the carb and has plugged up some of the fine passageways that alow the carb to work. removing and cleaning the carb small passages with carb. cleaner would be in order or try to cheat and spray carb cleaner down the carb and into the tank hoping it will unclog and untarnish the internal passages of the carb. (use the instructions on the can of carb. cleaner) If that works I would use some kind of gas treatment to try and prevent this in the future, but if you don't use if for awhile it may happen anyway.

Chainsawr is a website that sells used chainsaw parts. They might have some of the things you're looking for. If you don't find what you need, they also have an email form you can fill out and send in and maybe get some help that way. Here is a link that might be useful: Chainsawr Homelite page

Look through the list of youtubes and other info at the link below to see if you find the help you need. Describe what appears to be the problem with getting the saw going. A recoil starter problem could possibly be identified from Pics if it is wear or catch springs broken. Have you examined the recoil catch mechanics? Show good pics of both sides of what you see (on the flywheel and in the cover). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I saw a or some diagram listed w/o opening any. Depending on your need a parts diagram might get you going. Also think about if it has been sitting a few years with untreated fuel a diagram w/n help to clean your carb. A diagram w/n help ck or adjust for spark. If you have broken or worn mechanical parts a parts diagram could be your friend. Approx what year model is the saw? Good Luck! http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Homelite+Super+Two+Automatic+Oiling+recoil+starter+troubleshooting&ei=utf-8&fr=att-ie8