So, I peeked at the piston through the exhaust...it all looked ok.
What might be causing the saw to lag on pickup, struggle a wee bit, and cut out when the throttle is let off?
Then it gets a bit cranky to start again.
I've tried popping the gas cap in case the breather was blocked, didn't seem to make difference. If I let it idle for a bit with just a little throttle the problem goes away.
It happened twice today while I was working.
The saw gets a maintenance cleanup every day, chainbrake cleaned, bar cleaned, clutch area cleaned, airfilter tapped out, sharpen if needed. Sparkplug is a little dark but not too bad...any ideas?