Stihl 201TC

[elfie]

Have a still 201TC.  Good wee saw but recently it has started to leak petrol from the butt of the handle where the right hand holds.  Anyone else experienced this ?

 

The saw is only 2 years only and average use.

 

 

[carlos]

could be a leaking breather valve under the air filter housing.

[Mick Dempsey]

“Only two years old”

 

 

[kcstevens]

could be a leaking breather valve under the air filter housing.

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[Stubby]

17 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

“Only two years old”

 

 

Lady owner Sunday use only .

[elfie]

Cheers for the info guys will have a look at this tonight. 

[stewmo]

The breather may have snapped off entirely. It happens regularly ime

[spudulike]

I thought the breather was located firmly under the air filter back plate to the left of the carb and there is no way the item can be damaged and was unlikely to leak but what do I know!

[swinny]

12 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I thought the breather was located firmly under the air filter back plate to the left of the carb and there is no way the item can be damaged and was unlikely to leak but what do I know!

Correct on position but those breathers are shite! Must have replaced 4 on my older saw and maybe 1 on the mtronic one..... that saw currently resides in bottom of saw box as is a pos!!

[spudulike]

Don't know what you are doing to them, I have found one or two get blocked and you get a vacuum in the fuel tank but it is pretty rare and the breather assembly is used on most Stihl equipment albeit with the pipe connector on the back on the MS200T.