The obvious that no one has said, did you double check the hand guard (chain break) isn't in the kill position?
Wild things do not have a chain breaks, chain breaks do not disable the ignition system on a chainsaw.
My buddies chainsaw will not start if the chain break is engaged. Mine (an echo) it doesn't matter either position, although revs much easier on a cold start with the chain break engaged.
I should saw professional grade saws are not disabled by the chain brake. Not sure about the toy saws.
Mine does have a chain break, but no, that's not what's causing it not to start. I am pretty convinced it's something to do with the fuel or fuel lines. I'm going to clean the carb again and inspect the fuel lines and put in some fresh pre-mixed stuff in.
It sounds like your rings are bad and not getting enough compression to start. Spray some wd40 into the cylinder then try and start it, if it starts that is your problem if it does't start your back to square one. Either way just through it out and get a husky.
with everything else already covered it might be simple as taking your mixture screws out and giving them a flush with carb cleaner, one little piece of junk will in them will cause a lot of head aches.
Those are some good things to look at too. Thanks for the tips. I don't have much time left before hunting season and I need to cut firewood so it can get to seasoning for next year.
I have a Stihl farm boss that won't start with the guard not engaged. After going through the checklist of reasons why it wouldn't start it finally dawned on me. Nice cleaned out carb and fuel system though hahaha....
Spear if you heat with wood and burn more than a couple of cords do yourself a favor and buy a commercial size saw, so much more dependable heavy duty components and you will save so much time cutting and bucking.
^^^^^ This !!!!! I had a Poulan leaf blower once.....lasted about 1.5 years, then no matter what I did to it, it would not start...Now all I would buy is Stihl, I've had one for about 5 years not and starts on the 2nd pull every time.
Guys - I know we have all told him to buy a better saw. Fact is, any Stihl or Husky is gonna do the same thing if it's left with fuel in it. Trust me, there is always a mountain of Stihl's and Husky's in the shop at my father-in-law's place that need work due to bad fuel. They all have problems like this unless stored dry.
I only buy 1 gallon of gas at a time for the chainsaw and other 2 stroke engines. All gas is treated with seafoam and the oil I mix has a stabilizer. I beg to differ Rick I have not had a saw fail to start or have even had to pull a spark plug.
I understand it's not an ideal saw, but it's what I have and I'm going to try and fix it. If I can't get it fixed then I'll spend the money, but I'm not going to just throw it away without trying. I didn't exactly store the saw or fuel properly until it was probably too late from sitting so it's just as much my fault as it may be due to inferior product.
There's nothing wrong with Poulan saws...I've had two of them and they work fine. Sure, their not a husky or a stihl but their okay for a cheaper saw. Any of them will cause trouble from time to time.
Update: still no luck! I checked for compression again and it was definitely getting plenty of compression. I made sure the ignition coil and kill switch are working properly. I checked the fuel filter and it was fine. I checked the fuel lines and they were pliable and not brittle or damaged at all. I dumped the fuel mixture in it and put in a can of premixed fuel. I double checked the choke valves and air intake and all were working properly. Lastly, I checked to see if the spark plug was getting a spark, which it is, buts it's a yellow/orange spark - not blue which is what I typically expect. So I am going to get a new spark plug and if that doesn't get it started then I will have to start checking the wiring.
