Echo CS-305 Chainsaw User Manual


 
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ADJUSTMENT, CHAIN TENSION
Remove spark plug lead.
Loosen two guide bar nuts (I), if necessary.
Hold the bar nose up, and turn the adjuster screw (L)
clockwise until the chain touches the bottom of the
bar.
Tighten both guide bar nuts with bar nose held up.
IMPORTANT!
Tighten guide bar nuts to 90 – 110 kgf/cm (80 – 95
in. lbs.) DO NOT over-tighten nuts. Damage to saw
may result.
Pull the saw chain around the guide bar by hand.
Reduce chain tension, if you feel tight spots.
Keep chain properly tensioned at all times.
NOTE
All chains require frequent adjustments.
FUEL AND LUBRICANT
FUEL STATEMENT
GASOLINE - Use 89 Octane [R+M/2] (mid grade or higher)
gasoline or gasohol known to be good quality. Gasohol may
contain up to 10% Ethyl (grain) alcohol or 15% MTBE (methyl
tertiary-butyl ether). Gasohol containing methyl (wood) alcohol
is NOT approved.
Two Stroke Oil - A two-stroke engine oil meeting ISO-L-EGD
(ISO/CD 13738) and J.A.S.O. FC Standards must be used.
Echo brand premium Power Blend
TM
Universal 2-Stroke Oil
meets these standards. Engine problems due to inadequate
lubrication caused by failure to use an ISO-L-EGD and J.A.S.O.
FC certified oil, such as Echo premium Power Blend
TM
, will void
the two-stroke engine warranty. (Emission related parts only
are covered for two years, regardless of two-stroke oil used, per
the statement listed in the Emission Defect Warranty Explana-
tion.)
IMPORTANT
Echo premium Power Blend
TM
Universal 2-Stroke Oil may be
mixed at 50:1 ratio for application in all Echo engines sold in
the past regardless of ratio specified in those manuals.
50
Oil
Gasoline