Stihl MS181 14" Chainsaw "back fire starting" Questions

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back on it and pull the cord to see if it has fire i would not hold in hand unless you want a jump start for the day..If you have fire then check to see if you are getting fuel by adding a little fuel

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...back into the cylinder it does not fire. Spray some starting fluid in the carb because it may not be getting fuel. If it fires the fuel may be bad. If the fuel is more than 2 months old dump it out ...

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...it starts. If it doesn't start in ten - twelve pulls,reset choke for two or three pulls,then switch back to start. Pull starter cord until it starts. When it starts it wii be at full R.P.Ms. Let run ...

...back and tell me what happened for we may have to make a couple of adjustments I have the same problem. It still doesnt fire or start. I took the spark plug out and grounded it to the case and i see ...

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...putting in a new spark plug and start it up. Stale gas (gas that has sat in the tank or gas jug for an extended period of time), bad gas or water in the gas will cause it to rough idle and back

...fire at all without doing that. I took the carb apart 3 times no luck. Well I I said I am going to take this thing apart and see how its made and then toss it. As I was taking it apart I notices that ...

...once. 3. the decompression button would have popped back up, click the on/off switch up to half choke. 4.pull saw over and it should fire up, revving.! blip the throttle to return it to tick

back up the next time I used it. I had a problem recently however and I found the fuel line had degraded and broken of inside tha tank, so the carburetor was not getting fuel. The primer bulb also had

was new. Once you get it to fire with the choke out push the choke back in but don't pull the trigger. Then try pull starting again and let it run for a few moments to warm up. It should run fine then

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Husky 455 backfire issue replaced carb, ran great for a day. Next day will not start and occasionaly back-fires through the carb. Any thoughts? Back firing can only be an ignition coil problem, ...

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