Chainsaw experts…..

[rjthehunter]

I got it brand new for $100. I actually bought it to help out a single mom I am friends with, who cant afford to pay a “professional” to cut up some downed limbs in her yard. I’d love to own a big stihl or husky, I just cant justify it.

Look into some of the clones. Neotec or holzforma make clones of high end saws at 1/4 the price and arent bad at all!

 

[Cammy]

I bought a used Husky several years ago. Had issues with it not wanting to run right after using it a few times. Turns out the 4 bolts that held the cylinder to the frame had loosened and one was missing. Bought an upgrade kit with new cylinder and piston that were a few CC's larger. Rebuilt it in a couple hours and have a BEAST of an 18 inch saw that has performed extremely well for the last 10 or so years.

 

[Mallardsx2]

In steps, me.

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The Poulan guy!!!

 

[JT88]

Google AI says that spring is from the spark plug boot.

That is actually true. It's a cheapo way of getting the lightning from the wire to the plug. They must've dropped one during assembly and grabbed another

To the OP, your chain brake malfunctioned (probably assembled wrong in the jungle somewhere), and the clutch drum got hot from friction on the brake band and melted the plastic.

If you dont want a Stihl buy an Echo CS-590 Timberwolf.
Best bang for the buck

 

[JT88]

Historically, I mean for the last 25 years, when it gets good and warm, like after 20-30 minutes of cutting, it tries to die, you can feather the throttle for another 10-15 minutes but then when it dies it's done until it's cold.

It was getting worse this fall, less than 5 minutes before it would die, so I took it into our licensed repair shop and now it'll idle but chokes with even 1/4 throttle. It'll be going back into the shop tomorrow.

But this has been an issue since year one. My Dad took it to two different shops when they couldn't fix it he gave it to me. I've taken it to three places and I've never gotten a full day of use from it.

My Husqvarna runs all day, day after day. My buddies Stihl runs great. But my Stihl is a POS.

I would guess the ignition coil is failing when it gets hot. Check spark cold and hot and see if seems weaker when it acts up