ms 341 tensioning itself!

[arbmark]

whats going on?!?!?!

picked up the saw (after giving it a cleanup the other day) and after a couple of cuts the chain went all tight. i slackened it off a bit, it tightened itself up again. Played with it for half an hour and cant get the chain anywhere near the right tension - when i set right it then tightens itself.

 

gremlins? some sort of fail-safe?

half expected jeremy beadle to pop out out of the bushes.

 

any thoughts guys? ta very much.

Mark

[Daniël Bos]

clutch, clutch-bearing, chainbreak?

[Ian C]

if all is right with the saw it sounds like chain oil or lack of it.

[niftysteve]

if all is right with the saw it sounds like chain oil or lack of it.

 

prob blocked oiler my 200 was doing exactly that before it went to spud

[arbmark]

chains a little dry guys but this saw has always had oiler issues and and to go back early on (Stanton Hope were excellent). But never been happy with it but you have to muddle on.

Will go back and see if its totally dry.....Yep it is now - it had flung a little bit before. I thought that if the oil wasnt getting through the chain tightened slowly but i may be wrong

 

cheers guys will check the pump tomorrow in the daylight

[niftysteve]

think spud said wood from cutting had got in oil tank and blocked pipe