check for burr or wear on the throttle shaft or end of govenor rod that mounts into shaft. Also lever pressing on govenor rod under the flyweel may be inproperly set. if the lever is set too high the throttle plate will open too far and bind up when the engine is started. move the govoner linkage down when you first start the engine to see if it binds somehow.

Any chance that you are using old fuel? Our local stihl guy says max 8 week old fuel. If in doubt, I'd put in a new spark plug (just clean the one you've got if it's not old, and make sure you didn't drop it and screw up the gap) and at least clean the air filter. Empty the fuel that is in it and put in fresh (you don't have a primer bubble?). Try setting it on the floor and put your foot in the handle and hold the loop handle with one hand while starting it with the other. Full choke and full quick pull. As soon as it even hints at a spark (usually by the second pull) go to half choke and it should start right up. You shouldn't touch the gas trigger until it is started. Otherwise, you'll flood it and wear yourself and three of your buddies out trying to start it. Sounds like that may be part of your problem because, by the time you took it to someone else, it started right up. If that doesn't help and you have a stihl dealer handy (or any good service shop)they'll take care of you. There's no shame in starting a saw on the ground. Good Luck

ok, last night i went into the virtual memory it has a thing for 1428 and i put 700 on both, it had 14 something on both. i don't know how to figure what the physical memeory is, it is a laptop, i got it last year in september whem they had those student packages. its a hp student. pavillion entertainment pc dv6000. now i had to take my vista hardrive out and put my hubs xp hardrive in. his is..well. i'm not really sure. i know its good. LOL his screen went out. so i was glad that his hard drive was interchangable!! LOL i keep it proped up so the fan will have better air flow. at least in my mind it does! LOL i've gone as far as to open the whole darned thing, and leave all the screws out so it'll get good airflow. i do not like hp. they give me a hard time. errrr..... please help me. ~Medo p.s. no dust inside. checked that tooo. :')

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