I Am Stumped Starting a Chainsaw--Bet Someone Here Will Know What I Am Missing...

[olboatman]

Thanks, we used to use what they called white gas over here. I believe it's still used in Coleman camp stoves and lamps if you can still buy them.

We actually had mixed white gas @ the marina docks called Ready-Mix. If I remember correctly we paid $0.60 a gallon for it. (1960's)

It was a purer blend and used to last for a long time, not degrading or plugging anything up. Good stuff.

Correct Nice Pair... I think its called Naptha on the can....great solvent for cleaning some adhesives as it leaves little residue.
Gary

[W2F a V-King]

Thanks, we used to use what they called white gas over here. I believe it's still used in Coleman camp stoves and lamps if you can still buy them.

We actually had mixed white gas @ the marina docks called Ready-Mix. If I remember correctly we paid $0.60 a gallon for it. (1960's)

It was a purer blend and used to last for a long time, not degrading or plugging anything up. Good stuff.

I remember that. Our local Ammoco, or Standard Oil gas stations sold it at the pump back then as premium. Used to run that in my GTO !

Haven't heard the term "White Gas" in a long time.

Couldn't call it that these days... Probably offend someone.

[moparbarn]

Probably a little late here, but - check the muffler! Insects love to build nests in there, stop a small engine from even popping.

On the subject of naphtha ( Coleman camp fuel), I race gas powered 2 stroke rc boats. We'll turn 26cc Zenoah marine weedeater style engines 18,000+ rpm on camp fuel & 16:1 oil mix. From what I have found, current Coleman camp fuel is 60-70 octane! I use Quicksilver semi syn blend. And I too remember buying premix white gas at Pelican Harbor. White gas was an alternate recommended fuel for camp stoves & lanterns, only for it's purity & lack of lead. Lead would quickly foul & clog the generator (vaporizer) in them. White gas & naphtha are VERY different. Naptha was originally derived from coal oil, gasoline comes from liquid oil pumped from the ground. Coal oil is "cooked" from coal ore. Both are still considered a petroleum product, just different base stocks.

[GIL_CV21]

Probably a little late here, but - check the muffler! Insects love to build nests in there, stop a small engine from even popping

I had a similar problem with a chain saw , wouldn't start or run , the spark arrester screen was all plugged up on the muffler after i cleaned it it ran good .

[Forkin' Crazy]

Five gallons of mixed 100 av gas will be just as good five days, or five years from now.In your tank,carb,or can.I flew an aircraft off a field with twelve year old fuel!!! A sample showed no difference from pump fresh. Sorry about off topic,but its worth having a can around.

Yep. Know a guy that owns a timber company, and he runs 100LL in everything two stroke. I have been doing it for 4 or so years, never drain my tank or anything. Couple pulls and they fire up. I've never seen av gas go bad anyway. FAA says it has a 2 year shelf life. That probably translates to 6 times that in the real world!!!