Help with my product – Echo 30.1CC Chainsaw With a 14 In.bar and Chain

ANSWER : You need to clean the chainsaw areas where the dirt has gone with a water hose. You may have clogged up the oil thing that puts oil on the chain. Hope this helps! And yes, dirt will make a chain dull. You might have to replace the chain or have it sharpened.

ANSWER : OK I looked at Echousa.com and see that there shoule be a hex nut on the side where the clutch is. It doesn’t specify whether it is left or right hand thread. but what I used to do is we have a plastic plug to put in the cylinder to stop piston from moving and then putting a ratchet on the hex nut. without the plug you can try an impact wrench to BUMP the nut in forward and reverse to remove it. Make sure the switch is off before attempting either action. You can look at the manual or parts explosion at the site I listed

ANSWER : Hi. Possibly the chain brake is engaged. It is the thing just in front of the forward handle. Try pulling it back, before starting the saw. It should click into place. This device is supposed to stop the chain in the event of a severe kick-back. If that’s not it, you are probably looking at a new clutch or maybe sprocket.

ANSWER : If the engine has good compression, and good spark, it should at least ‘pop’ several times. Check the flywheel ‘key’ as it may have sheared causing the ignition to be out of time. Hope this helps!

ANSWER : I would try cleaning the carb. sounds like there is something stuck in the jet to me.

ANSWER : Hard starting can sometimes be caused by a clogged air filter which is where I would start. Clean the filter, if you have the operators manual it explains how to do this, if you don’t have the manual check Echo’s website to see if you can download one. Next check the manual and see if the carburetor can be adjusted, but be very careful to follow the instructions in the manual exactly or you could do irreparable damage to the needle jets in the carburetor.

ANSWER : A CS-310 OM follows:
http://www.echo-usa.com/pdf/documentation/CS310es1112_042310.pdf
There is a very good, model specific, procedure beginning on page 12.

There are 2 listed based on serial number I think, you can download the other and an IPL here:
EchoUSA
http://www.echo-usa.com/documentation.asp
If your saw is not listed type “CS” in the “Model:” window, click “Search” and select your saw from the list provided.

If you have more questions or need additional help please reply below and I will get back to you. HTH & Good Luck.
Lou
Thank You for using FixYa.

ANSWER : It sounds like the band is too tight and the smoke is coming from a burning clutch. You need to get your owners manual and loosen the band before you burn the parts up.