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Originally Posted by dw1
I agree with the good views of old Craftsman chainsaws. I now have my late dad's Craftsman 358.351062 (16 in. bar). It's now about 20 years old.
After I got it from him, it sat for over 5 years buried in the garage. When I needed to use it, I found he left gas in it! What the hell.. I figured. I'd try to start it. It started on the 3rd or 4th pull!
A year or so after that I went to use it and found that it would run for a short time and then die. Quite simply, the fuel line had wore out and split. I ordered the fuel lines and replaced them (along with a new fuel filter) and once again it runs like a champ.
Oh, and it did have the "swollen and tight" gas cap problem. An inexpensive replacement gas cap fixed that.
I look forward to using it for many years more. Parts are still available and cheap.
I've used a relative's Stihl (24 inch bar) - great saw but far more than I need for most jobs. I have an electric pole saw (10 inch bar) that comes in handy on and off its pole, but the Craftsman is my usual go-to chainsaw.
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THATS THE ONE I HAVE!!!
the ethanol gas eats the lines,.
the carbs are really easy to rebuild and quite fun and interesting. amazing little carbs. fuel pump is incorporated into the carb. its the top, under the big screw.
you can get a new carb for about $10.
sears sells a red saw and a black one. not sure of the difference but my old one was the black one so that is what I bought for a new one.