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Title: Chainsaws....
Post by: hrh_dave on November 28, 2008, 17:20:15

Longshot....


anyone any thoughts... a mcculloch 442 chainsaw... unwilling to start.... cleaned the plug, filter, fresh fuel and still no joy... was running fine on wednesday... Just being a complete......


cheers


Dave

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: cluffy on November 28, 2008, 17:34:23

u say it has freash fuel? Ummmmmm try a box off matches. Haa haa

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: diggerdog36 on November 28, 2008, 17:41:02

Weve got a McCulloch strimmer that has done the same, I think its the magneto type thingemy bob that give the plug power to spark.

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: cluffy on November 28, 2008, 17:43:28

could wel be.

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: Sharpshooter on November 28, 2008, 19:49:28

Have you got a spark. The stop buttons arnt very good on mculloch stuff. Try that first.

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: hrh_dave on November 28, 2008, 20:04:56

Yeh theres spark.... going to get a new spark plug the morn and give it a propper decoke etc... Though I think we may need to get something a little more reliable.....

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: extreme90 on November 28, 2008, 20:26:23

cleaned the fuel strainer out in the tank ?
have you put your thumb over the ventury on the carb to see if there is any induction off it ?
is it low on compression ?, what oil mix are you running it at ?
should be 25:1 with ordinary 2/t oil
40:1 with semi or synthetic oil

Title: Re: Chainsaws....
Post by: Popoff on November 28, 2008, 23:09:23

are you getting fuel through? is the plug getting wet? if not could be the rubber diaphragm in the carb has a small hole or split :roll: