ms 201 lack of power?

[spudulike]

Safety sake?

 

To avoid a lean seize but unlikely as Stihl have fitted a limiter on this saw and limit caps on the carb making adjustment a pig - th elimiter cuts in real early and makes the saw sound really rich and flubby.

[Breton monkey]

Yup, it is the simplest way of getting the saw to perform something getting closer to the MS200. Just stick a 6mm drill through the part that comes through the side cover and follow it with a 10mm drill. It will make the saw come alive but will not fix an inherent fault if there is is a fault with the saw!

 

Thankyou! just done this with my first older 201t (2011 model) after reading your post. its a diffrent saw, much closer to a 200t.

[CJM]

You can improve the performance with the Stihl " enhancement kit " which has in it a new flywheel ( ignition advance a bit ) and spark unit ( I think ) and possibly a new carb ? Anyway its what the have done to the newer ones from the factory .

 

That's correct but some dealers deny this kit exists and others (gustharts) will sell you it for a decent price around £70 ish

[James Atkinson]

I got a new ms201 and it is better than the older ones, but I'm still interested in having it modded, is there much more apart from the upgrades that it already has and an exhaust drilling that can be done?