Jed
TreeHouser
O.k. Burnham emboldened me to consult the gurus before I get myself in over my head.
I bought--and paid far more than I was wise to give--a used 395 with a new big-bore kit in it about five months ago. I use it about once a week in place of my 440, and I was just starting to really like it when it "broke down" yesterday.
Here's what happened: It got nice and warmed-up after pulling through big wood for about half an hour when I ran it out of gas. I filled it up. I choked it and it burped. I flipped the blue switch in to run and it ran: for about five seconds, then died. Pull like mad on the chord on "run" with the throttle open: nothing. Put it back on choke: burps immediately. Push blue thing in to "run": starts and runs immediately--for six seconds then dies. Repeat ad nauseum.
An old-timer back at the shop said, "Yeah, try just cracking the gas-cap open again, and see what that does: sometimes the little vents get messed up, then check the fuel filter... etc. etc."
Am I up against carb trouble? Have any of you Orange Saw guys ever dealt with this before.
I bought--and paid far more than I was wise to give--a used 395 with a new big-bore kit in it about five months ago. I use it about once a week in place of my 440, and I was just starting to really like it when it "broke down" yesterday.
Here's what happened: It got nice and warmed-up after pulling through big wood for about half an hour when I ran it out of gas. I filled it up. I choked it and it burped. I flipped the blue switch in to run and it ran: for about five seconds, then died. Pull like mad on the chord on "run" with the throttle open: nothing. Put it back on choke: burps immediately. Push blue thing in to "run": starts and runs immediately--for six seconds then dies. Repeat ad nauseum.
An old-timer back at the shop said, "Yeah, try just cracking the gas-cap open again, and see what that does: sometimes the little vents get messed up, then check the fuel filter... etc. etc."
Am I up against carb trouble? Have any of you Orange Saw guys ever dealt with this before.