Tomr10
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What I'd you dont have recipet
chainsaw fuel
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ollie989898
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I thought Avgas contained lead? Fudge that for a game of soldiers.
Run all our garden gear on Shell V power petrol. Of course I can't take advantage of the act it's 99 RON but it does contain a lot of detergents to keep everything clean.
The small amount of ethanol in petrol I thought was beneficial? I've never seen spark plugs stay so clean on it although I do use posh fully synthetic 2 stroke oil with it.
Run all our garden gear on Shell V power petrol. Of course I can't take advantage of the act it's 99 RON but it does contain a lot of detergents to keep everything clean.
The small amount of ethanol in petrol I thought was beneficial? I've never seen spark plugs stay so clean on it although I do use posh fully synthetic 2 stroke oil with it.
Pistonbroke
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The lines that have needed replacement here have dissolved and gone mushy. Never seen it before
Exfarmer
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According to the web, the easy way to remove ethanol from petrol is to add 10% water to the fuel then mix very thoroughly. The theory is that the ethanol is hygroscopic and absorbs the water. After leaving it to stand the Ethanol and water emulsion will settle to the bottom leaving the petrol to be poured off.
I for one will not be trying this, especially as my 20 year old strimmer and 12 year old chain saw seem to run perfectly on a 50/1 mix of cheap petrol and a decent sel mixing oil. One gallon keeps me going at leat 2 years and never gives me issues.
Dont surpose anyone could help with a problem with my stihl saw had it serviced as wasn't running properly just before coronavirus kicked in but had it out the last 2 days cutting wood and runs fine until you stop to refuel but then will not start again but then will if you leave it to rest for a hour.
Lincs Lass
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That could be the coil on its way out ,,take the plug out ,put the plug cap on and pull it over to see if theres a spark ,just hold it against the engine to get a contact
Good thinkn never thought of that
That s what il do
This isn`t funny - someone could just take this as a serious suggestion, and I for one would not like to think it was me that made such a flippant comment.
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You don't.
Just use normal petrol and stop worrying about it. Its fine. Using Aspen 'stabilises' the fuel, if you so wish to go down that route but unless your life is your saw, its not worth it IMO.
This is all that happens. The rubbers in the carb and hoses turn to gum... the carb stops working right and the hoses collapse under suction.
All you have to do, to save your carb and pipes is; Every time you finish using your saw (or any other 2-stroke engine), run it out of fuel. Empty the tank and lines by running it.
For what it's worth, the lines/hoses don't turn to gum that quick. You'll get 10+ years out of the rubbers if you ignore the running the lines dry...
Husky Autotunes are no better than any other saw, for dealing with this. And as many saw tech will tell you - Autotune is a f**King c**t when it goes wrong
jpd
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m tronic the same
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Lincs Lass
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Main problem with autotunes is the less they are used ,the more chance of them going wrong and now that's the only thing on the market for a big saws ,the 50-75cc range are all auto , both husky and stihl have stopped making the big models because of EU emissions levels .
Only have to look on ebay ,loads of husky 500 series saws ,all with problems and not just the mk1 models ,lots of mk2's aswell.
It was the worst move husky and stihl ever made ,,,If it's not bust ,dont fix it but they didnt get a choice .
jpd
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get an echo then
still old school i think
still old school i think
jpd
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the major manufacturers was prob bounced into it by emission standards
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If you look away from that pair, there's plenty non autotune. Echo (contender to be the best saws) and Dolmar/Makita have deliberately kept away from all the electronic sh*t.
Husky started it all, because they are owned by an electronics company (Electrolux) and had very little to do with emissions. More to do with adding value through added technology...
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ollie989898
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What is a reasonable mid-size saw then that isn't husky or Stihl?? I've heard of Echo but are parts supplies easy to get?
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For doing what, and how much usage?
ollie989898
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Mostly cross cutting firewood, occasional use, rarely have any timber more than 10-12 inches in diameter in all honesty, odd bits a bit larger but I tend not to bother with that.
Parts and longevity are a major consideration as it would be used infrequently but kept in our garage so never freezing or anything.
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