[Shop-talk] Chainsaw fuel pick up?

[Jeff Scarbrough]

In my Poulan saw, the filter is on a long piece of hose, so it kind of
flops around.  Remember, you want it to pick up fuel in any
orientation of the saw/tank.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Eric J Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:
> 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
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