saw getting hot

[gobbypunk]

Hi i am quite new to milling and i have a ms880 and an alskan but my saw is getting very hot the plastic above the exhaust is getting to hot to toutch i was wondering if this is normal or do i have a problem cheers gobbypunk new to milling and loving it

[Eddy_t]

When you say hot, how hot is hot? Floppy plastic hot? Or just bloody hot to touch? Don't forget it will naturally get hot around the engine anyway

 

 

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[Rich2484]

It will get hot as eddy has said.

 

Check the cooling slots on the pull cord assembly first, ensure they are nice and clear. Remove this and give it a good clean out, then check the flywheel is all clear, followed by the cooling fins on the engine.

 

Using a saw on its side a lot the slots and fins will get blocked up after time. So always worth a check and clean.

 

If its getting too hot this could be a sign of saw running lean, but using it for milling it wouldn't take long to seize up and if you have done a lot then it would have by now.

 

It is worth cleaning it out.

 

But then its always how hot is hot.

[Rob D]

Is this Mark? If so hello!

 

 

Saw will get hot BUT rest it down the log - not balls out all the way start to finish - let it idle for 30 secs at around 1m intervals.

 

 

When you take it out the cut at the end let it sit upright while still in the mill, a light rev to clear the sawdust from the bar, and let idle 1 minute....

 

 

Doing a long cut, hot weather, no stopping and flicking the saw off at the end without allowing some cool down time can cause problems.

 

 

[Marc Lewis]

Hi i am quite new to milling and i have a ms880 and an alskan but my saw is getting very hot the plastic above the exhaust is getting to hot to toutch i was wondering if this is normal or do i have a problem cheers gobbypunk new to milling and loving it

 

Hi Mark/Gobbypunk, good to see you on here. Very good advice there from rob d. As with most engines its not good to just start and use at full revs and turn off, idling here and there is good.