Husqvarana 141 chain saw won't start

[Alan L.]

I've had this little chain saw for about 12 years. I run it and put it up. Never change out the gas, even leave gas in it all winter and it has always started and ran well. Went to use this last week and I could not get it started. Not even a whimper. Seems the more I pull the harder it gets, like it builds up compression or something.

First think I did was pour last year's fuel misture out, mix up a fresh batch in put that in there. I then cleaned the air filter, took out the plug and checked it out. Plug looks good, really no detectible wear although it is the original, although maybe slight oilly. I blew it out with air, hooked up the spark plug wire and grounded it, pulled the rope and it has a yellow spark all right.

I suspect it is fuel/carb related but I'm not sure where to go from here. This has been a great little saw although I have read some bad things about it, some call it a Home Depot Husqvarna made by Poulin. I bought it at a lawn mower shop that also had Stihl. It seems to be very well made and has never given me any trouble at all.

I hate to have to carry it somewhere to get it worked on - its probably only about a $200 or so saw. A man that can't fix his own chain saw should just move to town and make doilies.

 

[2458n]

The problem is over 12 years the gas has gotten really bad. Very likely the lines carrying gas to the carb could be bad. Fuel filter? The carb has alittle diaphram that can lose it's flexibility also. With the plug out take a oil can with some mixed gas and give it a squirt. Install plug and start it. This will tell you if it is the carb or not. Sea Foam in the lines and carb has helped me in the past. The chainsaw forum will offer more help. Take it apart someone esle can always fix it at sixty dollars an hour. Ethanol in the "new" gas has killed alot of small equipment.

 

[ronjhall]

Yellow spark? Should be white/blue. Try a new plug. Also try squirting some mixed gas in engine as suggested above.

 

[s78wingrider]

SEAFOAM :confused2::thumbsup:

 

[jimmyj]

I once had the ignition go bad in a Husky that was over 10 years old. Took it to my dealer and he fixed it very fast, and very cheap too. I cannot recall the price but it was under 30 dollars.

I'd do what the guys said first though. If you get ignition with some fuel dumped in the spark plug hole it may "suck through" whatever your blockage is (said like a truly lazy guy I do admit).

 

[jinman]

Alan, I'd bet the ethanol in the fuel has ruined your fuel pump bladder in the carb. You also should make sure the fuel line in the tank has not dissolved and collapsed. I took my Stihl to the dealer for repair because I couldn't find parts and I knew he would have them. Replacement of bad parts and a tune-up only ran me $45. My Stihl is about the same age as your Husky.

 

[Egon]

Have you tried an adjustment on the low speed jet?

 

[Scrambler82]

Older gas, especially with the winter add-in stabilizer can cause havoc over time.

Clean things up get the spark better and always use Super - Higher Octane gas to mix with the oil.

Mine was a Pulan (sp), ran great all the time, use some left over gas for a few logs and it stalled, the saw never recovered.
I got it started it stumbled and stall and that is the rest of the story… new Pulan in the Shed.

 

[Western]

SEAFOAM :confused2::thumbsup:

:thumbsup: Use it in all my small gas engines now since the "Ethanol Plague".

They now carry the spray can at wally world for getting directly into the carb and Fire chamber.

You could probably buy a carb repair kit as mentioned vs taking it in.