SXL-925 Help!!

[mattallica]

OK ...so I got this back from the repair shop about 2 months ago.....it ran when I took it in...but the fuel line was spitting gas all over...and I figured I'd take it a 'professional'.
I get it back a few weeks later and let it set for a few weeks before I went to use it.
WONT START!!!??
Pull the air filter cover...no air filter...replaced but split fuel line...and it will only fire if you splash it with gas.
So much for repair shop professionals.
Long story short...I ordered air filter..tank fuel line and in tank filter...put it all together today and this thing skips...wont idle for crap....seems like its loading up.
has a new plug....probably ought check to see that its the correct one...the 'professionals' put that in there as well.
can anybody tell me what the factory base settings for the hi/lo are?
I noticed that when I had the carb off,the intake to carb gasket is long gone...I would assume that thats creating an air leak...and thus the sporadic idle.
Its also 20*f out...probably the wrong time to try and dial it in.
This saw ran like a raped ape before the fuel line issue...now it runs like its schizo.
It blubbers terrible ...wont idle...rev it up it only clears out at high end...comes back down and stalls.
I turned the hi/lo screws a little each way...now it tachs up ...comes down..goes up...down...up ..up...stalls.This is what leads me to the air leak as one source of the problem.
I will get the intake gasket...If someone has the factory settings for mixture..that will get me a decent baseline...thats as far as my knowledge takes me at this point.

Any thoughts...am I close...what am I missing??

also...while I'm on the subject...what makes the oiler piss oil non stop..when I haven't even hit the button...and when its not even running?

[lawnmowertech37]

to me that is a rip off type company however when i repair work i dont go thru it flying i take my time on the job since most the time i only charge by the job not by hr cause i make sure i do things correct and make sure everything is working before i call the customer to let them know there unit is ready im sorry this happened to you matt but not all repair shops are like this person appearantly was you have a bbb in your state if i were you i would check this companys profile out on the better business bureau website out to see if they have any other complaints [pending

i wish shipping did not cost too much i have you ship it here i would get it running correctly
or kyle could also

to bad im not in new york i would be glad to drive over and see what is going on but im here in north carolina so that would cost me alot to do

talk later

calvin

[mattallica]

well....if you could put me up for a few weeks...I'd be willing to go to North Carolina for the winter!!LOL
Just kidding...I was thinking that it would be nice if I knew someone a little closer to home that I could apprentice under or maybe have a small local club to get together with...but this will have to do.
so what do you think ...about the above listed problem...am I on the right track?

[OBR]

Well, I'll take a crack at ur problems. First things first, replace that missing gasket and get a new fuel line (too bad some people cant get it right the first time, aka "the pros"). Next, reset your jets. to do this turn both the hi and lo jets in until you reach a lightly seated position, then turn both jets one full turn back out. This is a good starting point, from there you will have to dial it in further but the settings i gave you should allow it to run provided everything else is fine. good luck and keep us posted on your progress!

[MCS]

Sometimes the carb. is removed when installing a new fuel line - some models it's just easier that way. You don't suppose the guy who lost the air filter had anything to do with missing gasket, do you

[mattallica]

yeah....the guy was apparently a moron...I refuse to go back and complain about the service becuase it will be my word against his...and I have obviously tampered with his work since then.
this reminds me of a dirt bike my buddy got years back..the kid ran it on straight gas(CR250) and blew a hole in the piston.I offered to put a new top end in for free if he bought the parts.
He pulled the jug off...took the piston off said he was taking it to a small engine shop he knew of because the guy was going to split the cases,check for shrapnel,and rebuild the top end for $250...I said that was a hell of a deal.
He gets the bike back 3MONTHS later after endlessly harrasing the guy to finish what he started.We go for a ride...its spraying water out the coolant hose...never tightenend the clamps....never did run right....I ended up getting the bike from him after 1 ride.
I tore into it to find the 'professional' had refilled it with water for coolant,...re-used the old head gasket..and a host of other small stupid crap................for $250!!
and my buddy supplied the new parts!!
I still remind him of that when he turns down my friendly offers in favor of 'professional' help!!

Back on subject...what are the specific purposes of the hi...and lo screws?
the repair shop obviously took the carb out..because it was 'cleaned' at least from the exterior...I suppose checking the carb internals is a good safety check as well.

and any ideas on the oozing oil from the oiler passage?

[mattallica]

haha...thats the jist of what I was looking for on the hi/lo

my saws are in the unheated garage...it seemed to be oozing off the bottom of the bar guides..I would assume its coming out the oiler orifice...Its the first time I've seen it...I would assume it was temperature related.