"Nancy Young" wrote in message
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I have a gas chainsaw, only used a couple of times. I really
don't have much use for a chainsaw is what it boils down to.
So it sits in the garage for a couple/three years and now that
I need it, it won't start. As expected.

No 2-stroke gas-powered tools should be stored
with gasoline inside. (They should be run until dry,
i.e. until they stop from fuel exhaustion.) The various
chemicals in the gas/oil mixture gum up the carburettor
if sitting there for months.

Good quality chainsaws run for decades if maintained
OK. You must decide whether it would be cheaper for
your planned task (and future needs) to have the gas chainsaw
serviced or buy a new electric chainsaw.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)