Recent content by Bricknose

Alright, so I overhauled the carb with a Walbro kit, and I checked spark with a plug gaped to 0.1". I found a little bit of dirt behind the small brass cup plug, and spark was still strong and blue across the large gaped plug. After reassembly, I had no change. It ran for a few minutes and then...

Well I got the saw out again today, and after it stalled, I poured a little bit of fuel down the intake, and after a few pulls it did start back up and run for a few minutes. So hopefully a proper carb rebuild will be all I need.

Alright, thanks for all the advice so far, I'll recheck the spark with an adjustable tester, and I did find an OEM rebuild kit for the carb, so I'll take that apart again, the diaphragm and needle valve didn't look bad, but I have no idea how old they are and they did sit with old fuel for a...

So I have a Craftsman 3.3 (Poulan 3300) chainsaw that I recently picked up. I have no history on the saw but it allegedly ran fine last winter. The issue I am having is that it will start up just fine when it's cold, but after about five minutes it stalls out and won't start back up, I sometimes...

So I recently bought an old saw that I believe to be a Lancaster, either a 60HL or 50HL. I haven't been able to get good access to the engine tag, but it fits the description of a Tecumseh AH480. I am in the process of dissembling it, and am stuck on the centrifugal clutch, I just can't figure...