Hello, I've got an electric chainsaw that hasn't been used in 2.5 years from this old man. The chainsaw used to work ok says, but now it doesn't start. Not a sound. I know absolutely nothing about tool repair and proper maintainance. What could be the problem and how can I go about fixing it? Also, something that has been on my mind for a while. Can anyone suggest some books/material where I can learn about tool repair and maintainance? I feel like it's a very necessary knowledge to have and I would like to learn. Thanks for all the help. ps. I've also got a jigsaw and a blender from this same man. This is not so important. But these two work. They start. All 3 were in the basement, very dusty and the blades on jigsaw and blender are rusted. They start, but blades move in a very small tempo. The blender and the jigsaw will totally halt when I try to use them on something (as if not strong enough).

Hi, I bought a new Generac XP10000E generator. I have been maintaining it by starting it every month. Last month, I went to use it during a power outage and it ran perfectly fine for 20 minutes, but then started surging up and down and shut down about after about 2 minutes. This continues to happen, everytime I start it. It surges everytime after about 20 minutes(load or no load). Somebody told me it could be either a bad carb or a venting issue. So, I opened the gas cap, when it started surging, but that didn't help. I even ran the generator with the gas cap off, but it still surged after 20 minutes. I then replaced the carb(since its EPA certified, no parts available), but it is still doing the same thing. I am at my wits end on what could the issue be. It is under warranty, but the closest service center is about 30 miles away and I would have to rent a truck to drop it off and pick it up(will cost about 150 bucks). Also, the generator is not exactly very light, so will have a lot of issues getting it in the truck So, if anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thank you, John M.