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The CS590 acted up today.

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  1. Deererainman

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    Took the MS 192T, Husky 353 and the CS590 out today to gather some more hedgeapple. The CS590 started right up, idled good as usual but after 3 or 4 cuts in a 20" piece of hedge it did not want to idle down after the last cut.

    I shut it down and finished with the 353. Tomorrow, I'll have to look it over and maybe run a pressure test for piece of mind. (I've modded the muffler and have the H & L screws backed off 1/4 turn from stock settings)

    Pic's tomorrow of my findings.
     
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    Worked on it last night. Pressure tested good, but found both of the carb bolts were left loose from where I had been Monkeying ( no offense Mastermind) with the carb limiters.

    Ran it right after church today, all is good.
     
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    That's a load off :)
     
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    Cant say I have ever had screws back out. Guess I'm lucky!!!

    I even rip the caps off. I am talking stihl or other cheaper saws
     
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    Good deal. Least you found it was something you had done. Thats got to ease the brain.
     
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    Thanks guys, I really didn't want to chase down a vac leak or take it back to the dealer and try to get warranty work after the changes I've made. I'm not sure they would have stood behind the 5 year warranty with the muffler gutted.
     
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    Good stuff Deer.:yes:
     
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    I'm not sure they backed off, it's possible I didn't torque them down. Most likely it happened after I had restocked the mini-fridge in my shop.

    I'm fortunate a few :cheers: didn't cost me a P&C.
     
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    The thing is you have enough know in you that something is wrong. So you stopped.

    I rebuilt a 60cc of mine and loaned it out while I was working on the guys 310. Thinking I would get it broke in. Well the impulse line came off part way and he didnt know what was going on so he finished cutting with choke half on. :picard:
     
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    If it were not for places like this, I'm sure it would have been toasted pretty good.
     
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    If you torque them down than you totally close them down right? Or are they designed different?
     
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    Is he talking carb mounting bolts....or adjustment screws ??
     
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    Right. The two bolts/torx head pass thru the carb and tightens it up against the intake boot. I can only guess that when pulling the limiters and adjusting the H & L screws, I put them back in and only finger tightened them. The vibration must have allowed them to back out a bit and created a vac leak between the carb and the intake boot.

    They don't appear to be stripped, so my guess is mechanic (me) error.
     
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    Ok I am lost. Guess I have not messed with a saw like your carb??

    All my saws have a needle screw that you loosen or tighten. The more you loosen each one the more fuel that can get by. If I tighten them down all the way no fuel or almost none will flow by them.
     
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    Same with the Echo, I was trying to remove the limiter caps and it was easier for me to unbolt the entire carb. Problem was, when I finished I didn't tighten up the mounting bolts that attach the carb to the saw/intake boot..
     
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    Oh ok!! I am following you now..... I am tracking..... I am picking up what your laying down.

    Gotcha :)
     
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    X2 lol !