I just solved my starting problems on two of my homelite saws.It seem homelite has a problem whith their fuel lines They rotten from inside they might look allright from the outside but but the inside is soft and clodded up like old wet candy.Try.canging the fuel line and never use ethanol fuel in any 2stoke engine.Its a chainsaw killer
Older Homelite's love fresh fuel. Mix up a fresh batch of gas with the recommended oil ratio. Dump out the old gas into an approved container. Remove the spark plug for inspection and make sure that you are getting a good spark. If you are getting a good spark replace the plug and pour some fresh gas mixture in to the tank and follow the manufacturer's starting instructions. Generally they have a primer bulb press that in 5-6 times until it gets firm. Engage the choke and pull on the rope until it attempts to start. Turn the choke off and it should start right up. If you did not have a spark on inspection replace the plug and repeat the process.
Something like that happen to me and was the coil. The way I check the coil is I hold the wire in my hand with the spark plug in it. Then I turn the motor. If u fill current the coil is good
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I just solved my starting problems on two of my homelite saws.It
seem homelite has a problem whith their fuel lines They rotten from inside they might look allright from the outside but but the inside is soft
and clodded up like old wet candy.Try.canging the fuel line and never use ethanol fuel in any 2stoke engine.Its a chainsaw killer
Older Homelite's love fresh fuel. Mix up a fresh batch of gas with the recommended oil ratio. Dump out the old gas into an approved container. Remove the spark plug for inspection and make sure that you are getting a good spark. If you are getting a good spark replace the plug and pour some fresh gas mixture in to the tank and follow the manufacturer's starting instructions. Generally they have a primer bulb press that in 5-6 times until it gets firm. Engage the choke and pull on the rope until it attempts to start. Turn the choke off and it should start right up.
If you did not have a spark on inspection replace the plug and repeat the process.
Something like that happen to me and was the coil. The way I check the coil is I hold the wire in my hand with the spark plug in it. Then I turn the motor. If u fill current the coil is good