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General Forestry => Chainsaws => Topic started by: perb on April 15, 2021, 05:11:06 PM

Title: Stihl 036 almost impossible to pull starting cord
Post by: perb on April 15, 2021, 05:11:06 PM
My Stihl 036 is extremely difficult to pull. It turns easily with the plug out. There is no visible carbon on the piston head. I have lubricated the cylinder and it doesn't make a difference. I can get one "pop" sound ( not a firing pop, but a compression pop) but it will not turn rapidly enough to fire.  Could there be carbon at the top of the cylinder?

Any thoughts would be appreciated. 

thanks  Peter.  
Title: Re: Stihl 036 almost impossible to pull starting cord
Post by: CUT N RUN on April 15, 2021, 06:57:17 PM
have u ever cleaned the spark arrestor screen in muffler ?   if so , then i would pull muffler off and go from there...
Title: Re: Stihl 036 almost impossible to pull starting cord
Post by: sawguy21 on April 15, 2021, 08:55:30 PM
Check the rewind pulley for slop on the post. If it is pulling off center you will get binding.
Title: Re: Stihl 036 almost impossible to pull starting cord
Post by: Spike60 on April 16, 2021, 06:28:44 AM
How old are you, and how long since you last used the saw? Has anyone else tried to start it?
Title: Re: Stihl 036 almost impossible to pull starting cord
Post by: sablatnic on April 16, 2021, 04:49:13 PM
It could be the problem that Spike60 touched, I've had friends complaining about lawnmowers and chainsaws having become almost impossible to start during the last 20 - 15 years.
The problems can however also be caused by a shortened starter cord or by the fact that 034s and 036s are quite hard to pull over.
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