Chain saw question

[JoJo]

 I need help with my Polan chain saw. I took it out of storage put fuel and oil in it and tried to start it up using Polan instructions. I pulled the start cord and it acted like it was very flooded so I took out the plug which was slightly wet. I then pulled the cord again and it turned over so I put the plug back in but it still acted like it was flooded.
 Then I thought something was inside the cylinder so I removed the muffler and carburetor and looked inside the cylinder NOTHING there. It still locks up. The only thing I can think of is that fuel bypassed the piston rings and filled up the crankcase. But how do I check that? Could my muffler be clogged up?
 Does anyone have an idea what my problem could be?
 

[pkveazey]

Make sure you are using the correct starting technique. If its an "EASY START" then don't jerk on the starting chord because it will break the EASY START coil spring and you'll be screwed. My Power saw is an EASY START and I have to slowly pull the cord all the way out and when it gets to the end, the EASY START coil spring releases and spins the engine over and after one or two pulls, it usually starts.

[JoJo]

Make sure you are using the correct starting technique. If its an "EASY START" then don't jerk on the starting chord because it will break the EASY START coil spring and you'll be screwed. My Power saw is an EASY START and I have to slowly pull the cord all the way out and when it gets to the end, the EASY START coil spring releases and spins the engine over and after one or two pulls, it usually starts.

 No it's not an easy start. I've had it for twenty years but was in storage for about ten years before I started to use it. Maybe used it fifteen to twenty times and ran great and started easily.
 Thanks for the tip.

[pkveazey]

OK, I'm not the first person on the list to call about fixing small engines but it sounds like a gummed up carb from just sitting for a long time. The correct fix is to remove the carb and take it apart and clean the guts real good. However, I overhauled a one barrel carb on my car, once, and I'll never do it again. I didn't know what I was doing and I didn't have any money to pay someone so I took it apart, cleaned everything with gasoline in my living room, and then put a carb rebuild kit in it and reinstalled it and it actually worked. Today, I would remove the carb and soak the whole thing in carb cleaner for 24 hours and clean up what I could, shake out as much carb cleaner as possible and reinstall it and hope like Hell that it worked. One of the other preppers probably can help you better than I can.

[JoJo]

 It only sat idle for about three months since its last use and it ran great then.

[pkveazey]

Getting into all 8,432 things that could possibly be wrong with it, I'd just pull the spark plug and see if it looks all gunky. While its out you could check for spark by pulling the starting cord. Just leave the plug cable attached to the plug and ground the threaded part to ground and pull the cord. Did I forget to mention to do it in a dark place so you can see the spark? No spark equals no fire. If there's no spark, its off to the shop you go.

[JoJo]

 Did all that.