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Not much colour on it to judge but it looks like the end electrode is going tan which is good. Use it a bit more and expect the outer parts of the plug to go black and the inner part to be beige/tan!

Interesting on how others work. I measure compression cold and if I then feel it is suspect or feels less than I have measured when cranking, measure again hot so I get a comparison of the drop when hot. One of the most telling parts of the compression test is the measurement after the first pull, if it comes up high on the first pull, it generally shows an engine in good fettle.

The autotune module has no facility for adjustment like you probably think it does, no silver bullets are there just a basic diagnostic and firmware upgrade. If the machine is over revving, has a fast idle etc then the first thing I would check is that the throttle is closing fully. If you can, start the machine and try pushing the throttle arm on the carb completely shut, if this snaps the revs down as it should then you have a throttle cable issue - chaffed, poorly sited, control handle moved in to the wrong position, carb throttle return spring broken or the carb throttle shaft binding (possible if stored in a damp area or cleaned with water) etc. If the carb throttle is closing exactly as it should then the next most likely issue is a big air leak - impulse line, inlet manifold or something like that but is less likely on a later machine.

The MS880/088 will thump like a goodun when revved flat out with no load, it should clear up under load in the cut - just check that the plug is a dark tan to light tan around the central electrode, white is bad and graphite grey is terminal. The MS880 revs to 11000 or 11500rpm depending on carb, the 088 revs to 12000 and the ones I have ported have picked up faster and been more livelier. The MS880 won't sound like a small saw, they rev slower and produce a lot of low down grunt. If it isn't starting well, try richening up the L screw, this may help and expect to increase the idle speed a little as a side effect of the carb adjustment.

They do, usually pieces of wood chip get pummeled in to tiny pieces of wood pulp and these gather in the gauze strainer, it happens, fuel filters are not infallible!

Dirty boy!!!!

If the pressure vacuum check included the manifold and impulse line and a carb swap didn't give an improvement then you really have an issue unless both carbs are shot. The only thing left is the throttle linkage as if the saw isn't leaking air and the throttle valve is completely closed, it is pretty much impossible to get a fast idle speed! A split fuel line will give you bogging and is unlikely to give a fast idle. Are you sure you reconnected the impulse line?

Yup, I know that, we will see who is still remembered in 30 years and that will prove a point.

Typical of some of the ijuts I have had to deal with on eBay that have no comprehension of what an Auction is.....you bid, you buy, you pay.....simple, it isn't a lifestyle choice, you aren't in Primark!!! Joe is a good bloke, he may have been a bit premature but knowing him, he will have it!

There is a lot of this going on, been waiting for a MS200T top end for a while now, nothing I can do about it, it is what it is and will fit it when it lands. Not making life easy but can't change it so don't worry about it! I duck and dive, get inventive on priorities....not much else you can do!

See if you can pay the duty up front so the consignment doesn't get hooked up by the customs. That way you know what you are in for. Look for GSP or Global Shipping Programme or look at 20% VAT on top of the local duty and the handling charge!

Cylinder With Piston 42 mm for Stihl 024, MS240 - 1121 020 1212 | L&S Engineers WWW.LSENGINEERS.CO.UK Cylinder with piston 42 mm Genuine Stihl Part OEM Part No. 1121 020 1212 Suitable for the following Stihl...

If you had purchased a TT-20K, you would have slapped in another PP3 and off you go for another 3 years!

Blimey!

That is original and L&S sell OEM ORIGINAL equipment plus a few AM spares but are a good supplier as I am a long standing customer or so they tell me An original OEM top end with no gasket will give 200psi+ and you will KNOW it has good compression when you pull it over. Have you measured the compression? has the kit been fitted correctly, was the piston the correct way round? Very strange that the OEM part isn't giving decent compression, I have never known it and have fitted a fair number? They usually last 10 years +.....have you measured the ring end gaps, were the circlips fitted correctly, any signs of wear to the piston or cylinder, was the air filter in good condition?

After all he says he is the biggest Rock star ever, bigger than Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Brian Johnson, Robert Plant, Richie Blackmoore, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, the more reserved Mark Knopfler........what did this Kanye West actually do, does he play an instrument, does he actually create rock music???

That's a bit strong, especially when aimed at a customer who sent me some caramel topping that goes nice in porridge! I didn't find him a "winging twat" or even a whinging twat!!!

If you are after part 1122 400 1204, I have a good one, no damage, all vanes in place. I offered it to another some time ago and he vaporised which pissed me off a bit after agreeing to purchase it anyway, his loss your..........etc I will want a fair price for it but it is available.

I think "Disposed of" probably means that it is either offered to employees or is disposed through auctioning off pallets of undisclosed parcel contents and people take a chance they can make some bucks on a pallet of "Stuff". Online returns are often disposed of like this. I almost had similar when a customer pissed off to Turkey, didn't tell me and then had to sort out the fecking mess when the parcel couldn't be delivered!!!! I usually stick with a couple of couriers, always pack stuff up well, if it doesn't look good, I wrap in black industrial shrink-wrap. I always drain kit and bag it so no smell, over estimate the weight, state the saw has been drained down before packing and have never had an issue with couriers. As I said, some of the kit coming in via courier is a damn joke and am surprised some of it actually gets delivered. The seller probably didn't pack it well, dogs sticking through the box, a bar sticking out or the saw not being bagged so it smells of fuel are the common ones and these probably the reasons it got held. Why they didn't repack or offer some sort of fine/repack is strange but I don't use Hermes as I don't consider them to be decent commercial carriers. DHL and ParcelForce do it for me, know both the drivers, tip them a few beers at Christmas, all goes a long way in my book!

I am guessing the seller arranged the delivery and chose Hermes so it is really up to him to do the chasing etc It doesn't stop you doing your own pushing but it is really up to him unless you arranged the courier.

You have probably replaced the pot and piston with something costing £20 so now have a saw with low compression and is just not very good. You should have cleaned the existing OEM bore and fitted a Meteor piston and if you still have the cylinder, try it but you may have to get the piston in from Greece if GHS haven't got any. Other than that, just fit a new OEM kit, they are around £85 and are the best option to get a tired 200 back up to full tilt! The Meteor kit is good but isn't much cheaper than the OEM one hence I only use the OEM cylinder kit now.

I have had I guess 1000 saws over 5 years in via courier and TBH, I would have refused to carry a fair percentage of them. Most have gone OK, the drivers sometimes complain of petrol smell or sharp bits sticking out of the box which isn't unreasonable. Many I take one look at and dread opening the box as a shyte box means a shyte saw normally! I see a fair number of MS200s being sent in a beer box. These boxes are thin and are best used to house bloody beer!!!!! One guy said he had packed his saw, I said "as long as he hasn't used a beer box", he said "how did you know"!!!!!! My rule of thumb is the saw should be fully drained, bagged and put in a decent box with a layer of packing on all sides with extra card in front of the dogs. If the parcel can be lifted to chest height and dropped on a solid concrete floor without the saw impacting, sharp bits coming through the box and no petrol smell, all is good. If you have sent a saw in to me and it has come back in a different box, chances are you haven't a clue on how to pack a saw!!!!! I use DHL and Parcelforce, mainly because I now know both guys well, DHL an overworked extremely dedicated Romanian as was his predecessor and ParcelForce as they are good with obscure addresses and he is a sensible decent fella. The APC fellas drop off my spares, also fine with no issues.

Looks a good £300 saw to me. The age has less to do with it than how much it has been used and how well it has been looked after.

I have seen it from both sides, I used to use Hermes, right up to the point they said one of my parcels was overweight (it wasn't) and stuck a £20 surcharge on the delivery....never again. They seem to have the self employed section that are a bit iffy and the van lot that are a bit more commercial. I get many parcels in and TBH, some are packed by morons. One 395XP, loose in a box two times too big for it. Saws with fuel and oil still in them, saws NOT placed in a plastic bag leaking oil and petrol, no padding around the dogs, two saws in a box with no padding between them, saws with no packing around them, one 201 came in with a cracked fuel tank due to this, boxes with no info on the sender, dogs sticking out of the end of the box, bars rattling around in the box or having eaten through the box and lost, saws with a bit of bubble wrap around them and placed in a bin liner.....how the feck am I going to send THAT back!!!!!! This summer, I have backed off courier work, local kit is soooooo much easier to deal with due to the above!!!! The last guy was planning to send a saw in two months later than we had agreed......no checking to find out if it was OK in light of holiday restrictions being lifted and it being the middle of summer!!!! My view on couriers - they work excessive hours, often picking up boxes up to 8.30pm, most are pretty polite, considerate and do a good job. They have a lot to deal with and having a badly packed saw, stinking of petrol in a closed van with sharp bits sticking out isn't great. I photograph saws being packed sold on ebay as it cuts the crap - no idea on this 362 and the reasons it has gone missing - saws can have a strong residue smell of fuel and the dogs can stick through the box - most common issues. Rant over and calm............

Very droll...... I have seen people spend £200 on a wreck of a bargain and £400 on an immaculate same model saw. Which is the best value? One has very little use and needs a quick check over, the other needs a full rebuild and the costs of each now are pretty much the same but one saw is still well used and the other is............much better!! Different perspectives!