Grumpy, I think your "Lean fuel" mixture was Spot On for the problem. With a combination of almost full choke and opening the Low meter jet about 2 more rounds, I did get the saw to idle, not a real smooth idle, but idle it did! Two of the bolts holding pull rope assembly to saw main frame had been twisted off in the past and I had to crank so much on the saw that one of the two remaining bolts sheared off rendering the crank inoperable (not to mention the same thing to my 70yr. old arm....LOL. I attempted to drill out 2 of the bolts and made a mess of that. This saw was an old family heirloom and nearing 30yrs old with parts availability limited. I had hoped to get it running with minor expense and pass it on to a friend. I decided to just abandon the project. I learned several things about chain saws from tinkering with this one and reading yours and others posts, so, its not all bad. Here's a Texas "Thank You" to you guys across the pond. I look forward to visiting Outdoor King in the future. Thanks Grumpy for the quick response.... Geno PS: I am curious about what you would have advised to cure the lean problem.