Recent content by Mauibuck

This is a new acquisition to me. I can't answer any of those questions. As I write this, it is night in Hawaii and I will check the chainsaw tomorrow and report back. Many thanks for your dedication to solving this mystery!!!

I don't think a bare wire grounding is likely because once the saw is running, it continues to run regardless of position. A grounding wire would cause it to run intermittently or stop. I agree with your philosophy that the presence or weight from the bar should NOT have any impact on...

Yes, it will start easily with the chain break on or off as long as the weight of the bar is supported. I tried starting it with the bar on but with the nuts only finger tight to make sure the tightness of the nuts was not a contributing factor. It wasn't. Just the weight of the bar seems to be...

Stihl MS 460, 27-inch bar, couple of decades old. Chainsaw starts fine without bar and chain. It won't start with the bar installed. If I support the weight of the bar, the chainsaw will start and run fine. If I support the weight of the bar and chain, it will start and run fine. There is...