Gremlins in the shed

[Andy Collins]

Can anyone explain to me how a machine can work perfectly one day, you put it away in the nice dry shed, and the next time you get it out the little blighters have wreaked havoc and the beggar wont start for love nor money. I think its the ignition coil on a one year old brushcutter thats gone wrong this time, no warning, just dead.....WHY????

[Charlieh]

my clearing saw did this the other day over lunchtime, working fine then wouldnt restart, it had a broken HT lead! if you have a stihl tach you could put in next to the coil to see if its giving a pulse when you pull it over, im supprised its the coil on such a new machine

[Andy Collins]

I've put it away in disgust now, before I fine-tune it with something big, lumpy and looking like a hammer. I'll pull it apart when I'm not so impatient.

[nepia]

Can anyone explain to me how a machine can work perfectly one day, you put it away in the nice dry shed, and the next time you get it out the little blighters have wreaked havoc and the beggar wont start for love nor money. I think its the ignition coil on a one year old brushcutter thats gone wrong this time, no warning, just dead.....WHY????

 

 

 

 

Can't explain it but it's even more annoying when a machine you've been pull starting for months finally gets the electric start fixed and within a couple of weeks the coil goes (13-year old Treebusta)!

[Johny Walker]

I've put it away in disgust now, before I fine-tune it with something big, lumpy and looking like a hammer. I'll pull it apart when I'm not so impatient.

 

thats not a hammer, is a tecknical ajuster

[testcricket01]

had this with my brand new ms200t 6 months from new when i bought it and it wudnt start took then tryed it the next day it worked fine but the following day wouldnt start again so took it to the shop get fixed needed a new carb it was only 6months old

[Charlieh]

a one year old brushcutter

no warning, just dead

 

 

.....WHY????

 

 

why? probably cos its out of warrenty it will be the in built timer that means all faults occur 1 week after this expires

[Stephen Blair]

unlucky andy, i have a full range of technical adjusters if you need one mate lol

[coolie]

About 15yrs ago I was at the refuse dump when a fella arrived in a RangeRover and threw away a complete 064.I asked him why and he replied because it wont start and that it had been sitting in his shed unused for 2yrs.I took it home with me.This saw still had the original bar and drive sprocket.

When I stripped it down I thought that Id found the problem when I found the needle valve in the carb was stuck closed,which I replaced.But still no joy.It also had no spark.I had to clean the contacts on the rotor and stator(if that is the correct terminology) with emery paper to get it to fire up.The dirt and oil and sap etc on them had caused a layer of corrosion.Might help.Has it got spark or is it a fuel problem?

[Alinicoll]

Is a technical adjuster similar to a precission force applicator?