Just bad luck I guess

[leswold]

Feeling a bit sick after an £80 bill to sort an 18 month old MS 362 which wouldn't hot start. Carb clean/new plug (routine I know), fuel pump diaphram & starter solenoid were the causes. Before the faults showed we'd been happy & bought another as back up, which is still under warranty. That, after 5 months developed the same symptoms so went back to another dealer for which we have yet to hear what is wrong. Being without a ground saw I bought a new 441 & blow me, after just 2 weeks it wouldn't run more than 5 seconds. Turns out it needs a control unit which is on back order. Luckily have the original back but am I being unreasonable to expect more? Might start buying 2nd hand if these latest are so fragile. Bought Stihl as not had a problem with their stuff before.

[Stubby]

Feeling a bit sick after an £80 bill to sort an 18 month old MS 362 which wouldn't hot start. Carb clean/new plug (routine I know), fuel pump diaphram & starter solenoid were the causes. Before the faults showed we'd been happy & bought another as back up, which is still under warranty. That, after 5 months developed the same symptoms so went back to another dealer for which we have yet to hear what is wrong. Being without a ground saw I bought a new 441 & blow me, after just 2 weeks it wouldn't run more than 5 seconds. Turns out it needs a control unit which is on back order. Luckily have the original back but am I being unreasonable to expect more? Might start buying 2nd hand if these latest are so fragile. Bought Stihl as not had a problem with their stuff before.

 

 

DOLMAR or ECHO....

[Steve Bullman]

Sounds like just bad luck to me!

[Vespasian]

Yea, its a run of bad luck, happened to me the other week, put a mans window through, went back a fortnight later and as careful as I was I ended up putting his sons car window through.. its like a casmic joke been played out in your life..

Chances are you'll never have another problem now for a year or two till the next cycle works its way round to you.....LOL...

[jomoco]

Sounds like an ethanol gummed carb to me!

 

Jomoco

[Mick Dempsey]

DOLMAR or ECHO....

 

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[White Noise]

No that's just life matey ..... Bad luck is when the main bearings on your Tw chipper fail then your trailer gets a puncture ? and all that Oak you ringed up yesterday for a client gets nicked .......Pass me some more whisky . Chin up fella ......

[timbernut]

 

 

Ha ha great, that's me on a regular bad luck run!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

 

Haha Yes! Freedom from broke machines is the life I promise. No good for saw shops tho

[jose]

MS150 is maybe a year and half old, some how the crankcase or engine or something the dealer tells me ( not really sure tbh) has come out of alinement and now if i want them to fix it im looking at around £300 bill.

Planning to moan to Sthil about it as ive had nothing but trouble from them ( got 2) but to have to bin a nearly £400 saw less than 2 yrs old isnt on!