Always use fresh gas in any two-cycle engine. My Echo weed eater taught
me this. It wouldn't even start until you gave it fresh gas and replaced
the spark plug each season. You may have to clean out the carburetor to get
rid of the gunky residue.

Barry

"Shawn Wilson" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have borrowed a 13" Stihl chainsaw. It worked fine on the gas that
was in
it last fall. I filled it with (mixed) gas that was about a year old.
After
that it didn't work very well (stalled easily, had little cutting
power). I
poured it out and put fresh gas in. It's still not working well. I was
wondering if anyone has any tips or links to good do-it-yourself type
sites?
I'm (obviously) a newbie when it comes to this.

Thanks,
Shawn
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Shawn Wilson

http://www.GlassGiant.com