Running too rich?

[daveswoodhauler]

Have a small Craftsman Chainsaw with a 16 bar. (About 6 years old)
It starts and runs fine after a few minutes, but when I take my finger of the trigger, the chain still runs.....doesn't seem to want to stop.
I'm thinking it might be a quick adjustment, but thought I would ask the experts first before me tinkering


Thanks.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I don't have a Craftsman, but it's probably just the idle adjust rather than the air. Crank it back slowly until the chain stops.

 

[woodconvert]

If your idle isn't set too high it's prolly the opposite of rich, ie running lean. If it's running rich it'll smoke a bit. If it's lean it won't, plus it'll idle faster and run hotter.

 

[daveswoodhauler]

Thanks for the info. Going to have a project of it over the weekend.

 

[SnaykeByte]

Could have a crank seal leaking too.