Anyone know their way around a chainsaw?

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I was given a Husqvarna by my next door neighbor, who got it from one oh his relatives who got too old to use it. My neighbor gave it to me with the promise that I’d do any light cutting he might need - a good deal in my book, plus he does tons of stuff for me (retired union carpenter)

I’m having an issue with it, seems the brake is always rubbing. You can feel it and if while idling I touch the blade to anything the saw stalls

Took it apart, cleaned and lubed the brake parts in the case cover, didn’t help, actually made it worse - which surprised me. Now it stalls as soon as I touch the gas.

I’m on the edge of fixing it permanently with a sledge hammer

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I’d find a good small engine guy and have him go through it.

Older saw might need a carb rebuild or clean, and he will adjust the brake.

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Surely there is a YT video for this.

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It started on 3 pulls until I messed with the brake

2 cycle engines and I have a long standing hatred of each other
a few years ago I completely lost my #### and gave away everything with a 2 cycle engine - 8 different machines that wouldn’t start or would start then die.
Started from scratch with battery power for everything except a new Stihl chainsaw (which also won’t start but I might have flooded it) and a Honda push mower

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I have a 2 stroke snow blower that I never empty the gas in, electric start, never has it failed to start It’s 20 years old not even a new spark plug.

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You said if you touch the blade to anything while it’s idling the saw stalls…does that mean the blade is moving while it’s idling? If so thats not right maybe the idle needs adjustment or the clutch isn’t retracting

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9 times out of 10 it’s the carb. I used to dismantle and clean each part by hand. Very tedious, usually requires new gaskets or O rings, and small parts can (and do) get lost. It’s a real hassle.

Then I got an ultrasonic cleaner. Now I just toss gacked up carbs in the cleaner with a 10% simple green pro solution and let it simmer for a half hour or so. I’ve repaired several 2 and 4 cycle gizmos that way.

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if the chain’s moving when at idle, the idle speed’s too high. you possibly have an air leak, leaning it out causing higher idle…or someone’s adjusted the idle up due to some other problem that they couldn’t figure out. i’d start with basics. make sure plug’s good. clean the air filter. take the carb off and clean it. also, check the fuel pickup inside the tank.

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I am your small engine guy. Just rebuilt a Stihl 026 complete with crank seals, piston and rings. I’d be more than happy to fix it for you. Been working on this stuff for 40+ years. Let me know.

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