We have two stihl chainsws 009 &044 at the moment they will only start if you add fuel to the carby and then will not continue to run.
We have checked main and idle jets and the diaphrames seem intact ,spark is okay.
Could compression be the problem

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stihl chainsaw wont pump fuel	kimbell	03/09/00 06:13 AM
Re: stihl chainsaw wont pump fuel	sonny	06/09/00 01:10 PM
Re: stihl chainsaw wont pump fuel	Bill Greer	06/09/00 09:42 PM

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