[Shop-talk] Chainsaw fuel pick up?

[Eric J Russell]

Now that we know about chain saw bar oil, I have a question about the fuel 
pick up in a chain saw.

I hadn't used my Craftsman chain saw for a few years. I decided to flush out 
the old gas/oil mix & replace the fuel lines. When I dumped out the remnants 
of the old fuel the fuel pick up/filter piece tumbled out. So I did not see 
how it was originally positioned. I can either make the fuel line short so 
the pick up/filter piece is sort of standing on its end or make the fuel 
line longer so it'd be lying on its side (and perhaps be able to move 
towards the lowest area of the tank if the saw is used in a position other 
than with the chain vertical).

Any ideas on which position is 'right'? Google didn't offer me an answer so 
I am appealing to a greater authority...

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC