Need help with Husqvarna 440e

[Rogerjpalm]

Hello. I purchased a 440e from Lowe's for around the house. It never ran right. It was hard to start when cold and would bog down. I figured it needed the carb adjusted so I bought the tool to do that. Honestly I never adjusted the carb because I didn't use the saw and it was just sitting in the case. I pulled the saw out the other day after sitting about a year. I put fresh gas in it and it will try to start and that's it. It fires a couple times and dies. I checked for spark and it looked weak so I bought a new plug. No difference. I tried adjusting the carb and it did the same thing. I checked the fuel filter and it was clean. I even checked the gap on the coil. After all of this, no difference. I was stump so I though maybe there was trash in the carb. I cleaned the carb completely and that did nothing. I even went as far as just replacing the carb with a brand new oem zama carb and the saw still try's to start but that's it. What could I be missing. It has to be something I'm just over looking but I'm really getting discouraged with this thing. Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks

[dougand3]

Did you adjust new Zama carb? Open (CCW) L 1/2 turn. Turn Idle In (CW) 1/2 turn. Retry.  No joy - try another 1/2 out/open.
This little Husky is similar to a strato Poulan. Some Poulans need a gawd awful 2 1/2 - 3 out to run.

[Rogerjpalm]

I just tried your advice and I got the same results. Nothing.

[dougand3]

Lighly seat L screw, then out/CCW 3 turns. Idle screw in past the taper.
Compression? Pull muffler and look at P&R and Intake side of cyl wall. Pull plug, shine light in and look at exhaust wall.
Does rope pull easier than when new?