Homelite xl12 chainsaw

SOURCE: change coil, sparkplugs, spark plug wires, icm and

Coil is bad
inspect for cracks
u could check for spark at the coil wire going into the distributer(center wire )

SOURCE: Chainsaw will not run, there is no spark detected

Homelite 330 – no points
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/baf9791bfc773f1a88256c2600142688?OpenDocument
Please try this
Ignition Coil Test by SmallEng.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7WNBDRG4C4
You may need to use a jumper wire between the threaded part of the plug and the cooling fins. You don’t have to bend up the electrode. HTH
Lou

SOURCE: no spark at plug

look for a light color coating on the parts if there is clean it off with sand papper check under the cap to

SOURCE: homelite ut10560 chainsaw good compression, good

check your fuel lines for cracks carb screen (if it has one) or jets might be clogged , also, I have a husk 350, fired only with gas in the carb, would not run at all just start and off. would not fire at all without doing that. the head bolts were little lose. I tightened them down put it back together, and that was the problem.

SOURCE: Tune up specifications

Engine starts OK but dies when reved up