I had no idea that the choke effected fuel flow (as evidenced in previous comments) and believed it simply restricted air flow. The explanations of “less air, more fuel” make sense. Thank you.
Apparently the use of the decompression valve made it even harder to start by restricting the amount...
Matt, none of my Husqys start in choke position. They always pop off and I move the switch to run and then they fire. My top handle trigger will move the switch to run with the trigger so it saves a pull if you’re quick to the draw and depress it as soon as it pops.
My Stihl pole saw and weed...
Nevermind!!!!! She just fired!! It just needed to sit for a couple hours. I thank God.
I’d still like to know the mechanics involved in that no- start though.
Ran the 395 out of gas while cutting in 20* weather. Fueled it and now it won’t fire. Before it died, it ran fast (chain spun on idle) as they normally do when leaning out from little fuel. I’ve never ran that saw out of gas before.
I couldn’t get it fired up again. Pulled 20 times during 3...
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