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Yes, it is tricky. Me an my son have learned to wedge our fingertip between the petcock and choke to get it started. Just use your finger as a wedge to get it started back in.

@@SwareInGa great idea - I will try that

Hey There. so I am at 778' above sea level. If you are running stock bore I would say the pilot 22.5 is where the richness is coming from. TBparts has a pilot kit so I would try that starting with 17 - 18. I am running a big bore with larger valves and performance cam and mine is still rich with the 22.5. I am around 3 or more turns out on the air screw. I would say raising the needle clip and 3 turns out might help without the pilot kit.

@@SwareInGa ok thank you very much. Do you know where the pilot jet is on this carburetor?

@@Simster8920 Pull the float bowl and it is a small jet next to the main jet in the center. If you pull off the top cap and loosen the tube clamps. You should be able to rotate the carb over and access without having to pull it out.

Very good point! Thanks for your like and concern.

@@justyourbasicdad Heck yeah 👍

@@timdurpos3298 maybe. Can’t find a date code

@@SwareInGa The Craftsman chainsaws have a date code on the serial/model number tag. This looks like a late 90s model.

@@justyourbasicdad thanks. Nothing on the label I could see but did find 96 on the inside top plastic

@@SwareInGa Manufacture date should be on the tag directly below the blue choke lever on this Craftsman saw.

@@timdurpos3298 OMG. If it was a snake. Right there complies with 1996 emissions.

Yes in deed. It just looks good! I have a 56cc Stihl for real work...:)

It was a live cover of Eminence Front by Goose

Thanks, you are most likely right. It has been a good one and done a lot of big trees. Thanks for watching

Thanks. I thought so too.

Not really. Starts right up with choke then idles until warm

@@jex8046 No sorry I do not.

@@MartinRacingChannel Yes ported head from sx. It runs like a scalded dog but this VM26 is a nightmare. I’m pretty sure it’s been dumping fuel causing lean oil and excessive heat.

Update. Carb tear down and clean. Adjusting the float and will see. Seems like it’s just staying borderline flooded. Oil smells like gas and unit getting hot. 🤦‍♂️

@@Johan_Pentrose good question. I have a job coming up soon and will use the saw. We will find out. 🤞

I have that issue when the airscrew is too far in. The carb seems to run really rich. Try 2.5 or more out on the airscrew to lean it out and see.

So my build seems to like a 20 pilot around 1.5 on the air screw, but I am running 170cc with ported head and oversized valves.

@@SwareInGa I put a 180 jet and a 27.5 pilot jet and it helped a little, but the throttle still bogs from a quick W.O.T., so i don't know what else i have to do. The spark plug looks brownish(no excess of black or white), and the engine runs very well top end, but a quick snap of the throttle completely kills the engine as if a kill switch were hit.

@@DONATHAN-cleanmusic might need to lean the air screw. Also try going up one notch on the needle. I’m still struggling with mine but 60psi could be my problem

@@SwareInGa Ok, will do, I'll let you know how it goes. Also, what does 60psi mean?

What puller did you buy for the flywheel

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Seems like a lot of extra work replacing the timing chain. I will probably save that for if/when I need a bottom end rebuild. The rest looked pretty simple.

@@corylangston8764 true. The old one probably would have been fine.

Absolutely, I have seen some post stating to put it on top. This is totally wrong and seems vindictive.

Great, good luck. Just got mine back together so part 2 is coming.

I used a longer line and looped around. Did not get to test much but once I get a gasket I can put the bike back together and test.

Okay cool. I saw a few other videos and will give that a shot tomorrow. Shouldn’t be too bad. Otherwise mine ran quite well and really woke up the 140. Excited to ride it.

Good Luck!

Yeap it sucks. Threads got into the cylinder so had to tear down either way. I would start with the 140 and see what the plug looks like, 150 was really black. Black too rich, you want chocolate brown. I am in process of the big bore install. Had to order custom flywheel puller.

⁠@@SwareInGa ahhh i see, did you have to mess with the pilot jet at all or just the main and depending on my spark plug is how I should determine my jet so let’s say my spark plug is is black would I go up in jets or down but let’s say if my spark plug was lighter than brown would I go up or would I go down? And I’ve seen some other videos where people run the stock main jet that comes to the carb and they say it runs great but I honestly have no clue carbs confuse me. 😅

@@quinn3722 Yes dark means rich so go smaller. Carb comes with 190 which is pretty large. Running rich is not a bad thing other than carbon build up. But, lean is bad for the motor. Everyone states stock pilot is fine.

@@SwareInGa okay i see, ive seen people go with 180 and say it runs good

@@SwareInGa off topic but how long did it take for the kit to ship?

My pleasure

Good to know. They are cold natured

Oh wow, ok. Thanks for the heads up

Put a new ring in but it had huge gap

Yes sir. Thank you

Thanks for the complement and offer. At this moment I do this on the side for fun.

Yes but this guy was just wore out, RIP old cylinder

For real, they are a pain

Thank you

Great point!

Amen, wont hardly get you a happy meal today,

Glad it helped

True. I upgraded to a Stihl but I do it for the fun.

It’s the fun of fixing them and getting other 5/8 year of work out of it for cheap