Some people shouldn't mess with carbs

[oldsaw]

I've been complaining about my 066 being a real cold blooded bear to start.  Didn't make a lot of sense.  Got the mixture about right, but it had gotten to the point that it had become an ether junkie.

Well, when I ordered my last batch of crap from Baileys, I had them send me a carb rebuild kit.  Got into it this afternoon, and the list of "boo-boos" kept getting bigger.  I'm currently amazed the thing even ran.  First off was the dirt.  Plenty in the carb to go around.  Then the diaphragm is supposed to have a groove on it for a fork to fit in.  The evidence points to that being so sometime in the past.  The fork on the other side was also on top of the metering needle, not in the groove.  Then I saw the gasket was on the wrong side of the diaphragm, and it was a bit crusty.

In the end, with an empty carb, it fired on the second pull, and then ran on the 4th.  Yup, I'm happy.

[oldsaw]

And it has "snap" when you pull the trigger. 

Nothing like a carb that works.

[fishhuntcutwood]

No kidding there oldsaw.  I just rebuilt the carb on my 460, and it's like an entirely new saw.  Funny how things will sneak up on you, and how much a $12 bag of parts will do for a saw.

Take care all,
Jeff

[tony_marks]

u are rite about blindly adjusting saws.. if it aint giving no trouble ,i leave it along..seems to me you can get in more trouble adjusting these modified saw.. especially if you have not adjusted an learned the saw all over after its modified.. glad you finally gotter rite.. good luck.