YOUR ANSWER INDICATED YOU DIN NOT UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION. WHICH WAS. HOW DO I RESTORE THE SETTINS OF THE NEEDLE VALVES ON MY HOME;ITE 150 TO THEIR ORIONL POSATION OR AT LEAST ONE WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD IR SHOULD START, WHILE I LOOK FOR THE REAL PROBLEM? THANKS ANY WAY YOU HAVE TRIED. CAN I DOWNLOAD A BEW MANUAL? IF SO PLEASE ADVISE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THAT. VIC HALL. Created by anonymous. Garden - Homelite - ZR10926 16 Chain Saw

Hello Vic; Start with “L” & “H” needle valves 1.5 CCW from lightly seated, then adjust for performance as follows. Carburetor Adjustment by Madsens.com http://www.madsens1.com/saw%20carb%20tune.htm CW is leaner; to lean will destroy the saw. If over tightened closed (CW) the adjustment screw faces are easily marred; marred adjustments are difficult to impossible to set properly. Clean the air filter; adjusting with a dirty filter can cause a run lean condition once cleaned and the saw run. Clean the spark arrestor and muffler; if the saw cannot exhale it cannot inhale. There are 2 wav (sound - idle & full - may not be highlighted) files that I find most helpful, I think you will too. I am going to inject a little philosophy here. Undetected air leaks and defective fuel delivery systems account for most chainsaw failures. Constant adjustment of needle valves can easily camouflage more serious problems that result in burning up your saw. A sudden need for an adjustment may be indicative of a larger problem. I searched for an OM with no good luck. Please contact them here: Homelite.com (Contact Us) https://register.homelite.com/contact_us/new Ask they create an on line location where OMs can be found and down loaded please. If you have more questions or need additional help please reply below and I will get back to you. HTH & Good Luck. Lou Thank You for using FixYa.

GETTING MY HOMELITE 150 STARTED

dontbother10

Hello Vic;
Start with “L” & “H” needle valves 1.5 CCW from lightly seated, then adjust for performance as follows.
Carburetor Adjustment by Madsens.com
http://www.madsens1.com/saw%20carb%20tune.htm

CW is leaner; to lean will destroy the saw. If over tightened closed (CW) the adjustment screw faces are easily marred; marred adjustments are difficult to impossible to set properly.
Clean the air filter; adjusting with a dirty filter can cause a run lean condition once cleaned and the saw run.
Clean the spark arrestor and muffler; if the saw cannot exhale it cannot inhale.
There are 2 wav (sound - idle & full - may not be highlighted) files that I find most helpful, I think you will too.

I am going to inject a little philosophy here. Undetected air leaks and defective fuel delivery systems account for most chainsaw failures. Constant adjustment of needle valves can easily camouflage more serious problems that result in burning up your saw. A sudden need for an adjustment may be indicative of a larger problem.

I searched for an OM with no good luck. Please contact them here:
Homelite.com (Contact Us)
https://register.homelite.com/contact_us/new
Ask they create an on line location where OMs can be found and down loaded please.

If you have more questions or need additional help please reply below and I will get back to you. HTH & Good Luck.
Lou
Thank You for using FixYa.

dontbother10

1/4 not 14 my bad,. You meant what I knew LOL. Lou

dontbother10

Please bear in mind if set to run at altitude it will be leaner in the valley. Do not want to see anyone toast their saw. Thanks for the the reply Vic.

Lou

It is richer in the mountains when set in the valley... I hate when I am wr...

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