Help with ms880

[rxe]

The choke should come off as soon as it coughs. Don't try and get it running on the choke, it will never do that. One cough, take the choke off, 2 more pulls at "fast idle" and it should be running. If it takes more than 5 pulls to get going, take it back, there is something badly wrong. Mine has been sitting in the garage for a month, and I'd be upset if it didn't start in less than 5 pulls.

[Rob D]

I've had 3x MS880s and they can be temperamental.

 

I use a 2 handed pull method to start and find that 29 times out of 30 I will pull it over on full choke (when cold) 4 times and it will fire on the fourth. Then half choke and it will start on the second,third or fourth pull. If it hasn't started after 5th pull on half choke then I go back to full choke. If it doesn't start then it won't and I take spark plug out to dry and leave for 10 mins

 

When warm always try and start without any choke first. If doesn't start first pull or fire up then go back to full choke as if from cold.

 

But in the vid below it kicked over after 1 pull on full choke from cold and 1 pull on half choke. Prob because of warm weather.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7UHAend92I]YouTube - Big Stihl modded MS880 and skip link square ground chiesel chain meets big log![/ame]