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Still waiting for the ignition to arrive, slowpoke mail. Thanks.

I don't have access to much in the way of used coils here, and new ones put out by the saw companies if available for a particular model, are expensive. I rolled the dice and ordered a Chinese one, but it hasn't come yet. Reading reviews, they seem hit or miss, some folks have good luck with...

What band ignitions are you using, Magnus?

I ordered a new ignition, have to see. I read somewhere that the 262xp is hard on those.

Magnus, I put in a new fuel hose, but it wasn't the issue. I'm still looking for leaks. Aside from the starting problem, the idle does rev up on it's own sometimes, I think indicating a leak.

Appreciate the advice. I know there is a very logical way to approach saw repairs, but I'm still sometimes knocking my head against the wall.

Hmmm....the fuel line looks good but I hadn't thought to consider a pin hole. The line is fairly old. I have been wanting to make cover plates for the ports to do a vacuum test, but never can get around to it. I think your advice is well taken and others that mentioned, try to pursue the...

The carb kit parts are good, I'm thinking something might not be kosher in the body of the carb. I didn't put in a new welch plug, that's all. I think a welch plug leak makes for rich running, not the current problem.

Fresh gas and my usual mix ratio and good oil brand. My other saws are running the same batch with no problems. I should do a carb leak test. Magnus, what happens when a welch plug has a leak? Thanks. I wish I could get another carb to stick in there. The problem kind of reminds of a...

Rajan, I wouldn't bet against that analysis. With some use today, i noticed that the idle does tend to be a bit erratic, like there is a leak.

It was a big tree with lots of grit in it dulling the chain. i ran it past way hot and it wouldn't start again. I thought damage must have occurred, and looking through the exhaust port, i saw the line on the piston. I don't recall running a compression check. The saw has just been sitting...

I tried all kinds of different H and L settings, thought maybe it needed more rich. Nope. I put in new intake gaskets as well, one on each side of the manifold thingy. Impulse line is clear. Some little devil in the carb, I reckon.

It does get decent spark, Jim. I cleaned between the flywheel mags and coil contact. I've been tripped up by bad coils before, not sparking when they get hot.You wouldn't know it when cold. I'm not familiar enough with a carb to know what part of it could be bad to cause, besides the obvious...

I tried tweaking it a bit, raised up the metering lever in the carb a tad to try and get more fuel in the cylinder for starting. No go, I reset it back to the spec. One thing as a result, I can take the carb off and linkage disassembled in like two minutes now, probably with my eyes closed :|:

Compression is good, Jim, I pulled off the cylinder to take a look when I wanted to put the saw back into service. I thought i may have fried it during earlier use. One scored line on the piston, but the ring and cylinder are good. Crank seals I haven't wanted to consider. It does run very...

Magnus, it uses an NGK BPMR7A, I think standard for that series. The same as in my 242xp. I switched plugs around, so it doesn't seem to be a plug issue. The plug seems sufficiently wet when it won't start, and it does want to kick over, fires very briefly over a number of pulls, but won't...

An older saw but in overall very good shape. The saw starts up fine when cold, but after running a bit then shutting it down and waiting a minute or two, it won't restart without the throttle being pulled at the same time. I cleaned the carb, the diaphragms are in good shape, throttle and...