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Tekkie®

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On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 1:29:31 PM UTC-5, herb white wrote:
I have a cheap($100)poulin mod p3314wsa gas chain saw that .is very hard to start. When I pull on the starting rope it feels like there is way too much compression. Is this normal or what? Maybe !~m just getting old and weak. HELP Herb

I was in here posting and noticed this post. I'll just mention this - it may be worthless but ... twice (lawn mower and saw) this has fixed things for me.

There is a key on the flywheel, maybe not on your unit, that holds the position of the wheel on the power shaft. The key is designed to break away. If it is damaged (bent), even a little bit, the wheel's position changes ever so slightly and the magnet, attached to it, arrives late/early to the magneto or spark timing circuit. If your saw has such an arrangement, look at the key (keyway?). I replaced mine and it was night and day.

This may have NOTHING to do with your unit. I was just so surprised at the effect of a sightly off position flywheel I thought I mention it.

This is a good post. I didn't see any prior mention of this.

To OP what was found?

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