Recently got this saw(my first) and I had it running but it would not idle. I adjusted the low speed screw but was a little heavy handed, turnrf it too much and flooded the engine. I let it sit for the night now I can't get it started at all. I get the pull cord out a foot and it snaps back HARD. The compression has gone way up and I am at a loss. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Etienne
Problem with Stihl 041 AV
Jan 16, 2006
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This is just a guess, but maybe worth a try. Sounds like you may have a little bit of liquid gasoline in the cylinder. The incompressibility of even a couple of drops of liquid would raise the compression ratio quite a bit and leave the air-fuel ratio way too rich to burn. Remove the spark plug and pull the cord several times to purge the cylinder. If you have compressed air handy, blow a few shots of air in the cylinder to dry things out. Then replace the spark plug and try to start it.
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