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Prep to start hardly used 2 stroke chainsaw
The saw is a 2 stroke Makita that I bought maybe 12-14 years ago. It still looks new and had very little use; maybe a couple of small jobs, soon after I bought it.
It's difficult to admit being such a gob****e, but I think that the saw still had fuel in it when I last hung it on the garage wall and left it to fester, ten or more years ago. I have not attempted to start the saw, so other than caked on fuel residue, there should be very little wrong with it, mechanically, *right now*. Of course, that could all change as soon as the starter cord is pulled. The question, then, is: are there steps that I can take to minimise the risk of damage when I make a first attempt to start it? My first thoughts are to drain any existing fluids, remove spark plug, rinse the tank and the combustion chamber with fresh fuel and perhaps leave overnight. Any advice, or bets on outcome? Cheers. Ant. |
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On Thursday, 11 June 2020 07:36:41 UTC+1, wrote:
The saw is a 2 stroke Makita that I bought maybe 12-14 years ago. It still looks new and had very little use; maybe a couple of small jobs, soon after I bought it. It's difficult to admit being such a gob****e, but I think that the saw still had fuel in it when I last hung it on the garage wall and left it to fester, ten or more years ago. I have not attempted to start the saw, so other than caked on fuel residue, there should be very little wrong with it, mechanically, *right now*. Of course, that could all change as soon as the starter cord is pulled. The question, then, is: are there steps that I can take to minimise the risk of damage when I make a first attempt to start it? My first thoughts are to drain any existing fluids, remove spark plug, rinse the tank and the combustion chamber with fresh fuel and perhaps leave overnight. Don't fret. Drain petrol put in fresh, (2T) don't forget. Pull the cord a few times. Get some "Easy Start",(Halfords) remove air cleaner & squirt in replace air cleaner. Probably start easily. |
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harry laid this down on his screen :
Probably start easily. Unless the carburettor is gummed up with fuel and oil residues. |
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On 11/06/2020 07:36, wrote:
The saw is a 2 stroke Makita that I bought maybe 12-14 years ago. It still looks new and had very little use; maybe a couple of small jobs, soon after I bought it. It's difficult to admit being such a gob****e, but I think that the saw still had fuel in it when I last hung it on the garage wall and left it to fester, ten or more years ago. I have not attempted to start the saw, so other than caked on fuel residue, there should be very little wrong with it, mechanically, *right now*. Of course, that could all change as soon as the starter cord is pulled. The question, then, is: are there steps that I can take to minimise the risk of damage when I make a first attempt to start it? My first thoughts are to drain any existing fluids, remove spark plug, rinse the tank and the combustion chamber with fresh fuel and perhaps leave overnight. Any advice, or bets on outcome? I would drain, and flush with petrol as you describe. The refuel with the proper 2 stroke mix. Then before you start trying to start for the first time, remove the spark plug and pull gently and make sure it turns over easily. Assuming that is ok, then try refit the plug and follow the normal procedure. What works for my DC430 is to give it a couple of pulls with the choke on, and ignition off. Then turn on the ignition, and set the throttle to the start position. It normally then starts first or second pull. (ISTR someone posting (some years ago) a procedure for rebuilding the carb on these if required) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 11/06/2020 07:54, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 11 June 2020 07:36:41 UTC+1, wrote: The saw is a 2 stroke Makita that I bought maybe 12-14 years ago. It still looks new and had very little use; maybe a couple of small jobs, soon after I bought it. It's difficult to admit being such a gob****e, but I think that the saw still had fuel in it when I last hung it on the garage wall and left it to fester, ten or more years ago. I have not attempted to start the saw, so other than caked on fuel residue, there should be very little wrong with it, mechanically, *right now*. Of course, that could all change as soon as the starter cord is pulled. The question, then, is: are there steps that I can take to minimise the risk of damage when I make a first attempt to start it? My first thoughts are to drain any existing fluids, remove spark plug, rinse the tank and the combustion chamber with fresh fuel and perhaps leave overnight. A quick clean, a bit of lubrication and fresh fuel mix should help. The old stuff still in the pipes may mean it is a bit unwilling at first. Don't fret. Drain petrol put in fresh, (2T) don't forget. Pull the cord a few times. Get some "Easy Start",(Halfords) remove air cleaner & squirt in replace air cleaner. Probably start easily. It might not at that age. Carburettor or fuels pipes may be suspect. Mine and my neighbours strimmers both failed to wake up this year. His first. The fuel pipes had denatured with age and swollen internally with a sort of gel making it impossible for the thing to get fuel properly. It could barely manage a stutter let alone run. Replacement fuel pipe is dirt cheap on eBay so it isn't a show stopper. It was fine once the engine could actually get some fuel into it. The mechanism that deploys strimmer cord remains just as annoying as ever though... -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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