Bloody EU!

[wrsni]

Have had my little Dolmar since new, didn't do much for a few years but it's been worked increasingly hard this last 3 or 4. It's run perfectly since new, didn't get much special attention but then didn't get any undue abuse either as I'm a use rather than abuse type of person with equipment. Always cut well, not a pile of low down power but then it's only forty whatever cc so what do you expect.

 

As mentioned elsewhere, thought it was due a good check over. Stripped down, compression tested, good clean out, downloaded a manual to make sure the coil gap was the usual 0.3 but also noticed in the carb section, EU model or non-EU model. Had a look only to see that the EU model is restricted with little plastic stoppers on the carb adjusters. So hoked and poked enough to get them removed and then adjusted the carb to non-EU settings, warmed it up to make sure all was OK and gave it some work. Difference was incredible, previously it was a good little saw, now it's a fantastic little saw.

 

So, what's the deal with the new saws being sold now as we speak. Are they hamstrung by regulations, or do supplying dealers know all the tricks and free them up before handing them over. Maybe the manufacturers themselves are on top of the regulations now and it's not an issue any more.

 

Just curious as the transformation between the two set ups was colossal.

[wrsni]

Might add that the Dolmar manual supplied with the saw (obviously the EU manual!) made no mention of different settings and it was just by chance that the manual which I downloaded yesterday was presumably the worldwide factory manual.

[wyk]

Same issues with them in the States.