[AT] Fw: bad condensor?

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

Jumping in late on this, but also check to see that the carburetor  is on tight. I have fixed two chainsaws for my neighbors in the last year, both had loose carbs.... 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> could there be a vacuum in the fuel tank?  Perhaps a gasket or a line 
> not allowing the tank to get air to replace the burned fuel?
> 
> Cecil
> 
> charlie hill wrote:
> >  Just for the heck of it, pull the muffler off and check it's cleanliness 
> > and
> >  condition.  I've seen bad or plugged up mufflers make 2 strokes do some
> >  strange things.
> >
> >  Charlie
> >   
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:46 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] bad condensor?
> >>
> >>
> >>     
> >>> Got a new plug. I'm leaning toward the coil, just wondereing if 
> >>> condensors
> >>> acted the same. I realized this afternoon that many years ago we picked 
> >>> up
> >>> this same model saw. I'm going to rob the coil out of it to see if that
> >>> solves the problem.
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>> From: "Andy Glines" <andyglines at hotmail.com>
> >>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:10 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [AT] bad condensor?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>       
> >>>> If you haven't already replaced the spark plug give that a try.  I have
> >>>> dealt with many bad spark plugs that look fine and even appear to work
> >>>> when
> >>>> unscrewed from the cylinder but refuse to fire under compression.
> >>>> 2-cycles
> >>>> seem to be particularly sensitive to bad plugs.  If the plug doesn't 
> >>>> help
> >>>> you may have a bad coil.  I don't think that condensors are usually
> >>>> effected
> >>>> by heat but coils are.
> >>>>         
> >>>>>    9.  bad condensor? (John Hall)
> >>>>> Message: 9
> >>>>> Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:28:22 -0400
> >>>>> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> >>>>> Subject: [AT] bad condensor?
> >>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >>>>> Message-ID: <00b401c76ed9$147614f0$62ee4c0c at D48VHZ61>
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> >>>>> reply-type=original
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Got an 08 S Sthil saw that runs about 2-3 minutes and then starts 
> >>>>> breaking
> >>>>> down--sometimes cutting off. It always restarts without effort. I know 
> >>>>> its
> >>>>> not fuel related---everything there is new! I've always been taught 
> >>>>> coils
> >>>>> get hot and die and don't work again until cold. Is that always the 
> >>>>> case?
> >>>>> How do condensors behave when they go bad? Prices on these items aren't
> >>>>> cheap.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Obligatory tractor reference---Yesterday we trimmed a bunch of trees
> >>>>> around
> >>>>> some of the fields and pushed the brush back with the 4020.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> John Hall
> >>>>>
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