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New type head? Is that the plastic trimmer attachment that you are not supposed to use on these poles? It has been used with a trimmer attachment but came with the cutter attachment

No, it has a sheared shaft and needs replacing. Also been working on my Mordaunt Short Sub today, bloody thing keeps farting and popping with no input going in. Found a wire that had sheared on the PCB and now sounds like it should with no pops. Will set up on a bit or ACDC live tonight and see how it goes.....neighbours should enjoy it

Spent today fixing MS201s, one with the remains of a screwdriver in the combustion chamber which was a relatively simple fix for an uneducated owner, one 201 looked like it had come out of the village pond and then stated porting a Makita DCS5030 - should go well once done. Just got one of those extendable Stihl pole cutters in. Fortunately, I have done a few now so don't let them intimidate me now

Partially blocked pick up filter, partially blocked oil pump, semi worn oil pump - is the pump on maximum setting? The worms are pretty indestructible but worth checking!

Don't know..... I would say a screwdriver as a stop. Ingesting carb parts usually end up smacking the inlet side of the piston skirt or being thumped numerous times in to the combustion chamber. I would say it is the screwdriver as a piston stop. Inspection of the carb should show if it is complete or not!

If you google part code 583897101 there are at least two UK outfits selling this part code and am sure if you searched harder, you would find more. I think your analysis of the system is pretty much spot on and is pretty basic compared to Automotive OBD11!

I was being sarcastic, some of us tech types have been known to build and configure computers, know about electronics and have an electro mechanical skill set rather than being just grease monkeys in sheds!

You have to remember that these autotune machines are technically advanced and are beyond repair for us mere mortals!

You can also bash it in to the tank with a suitable drift and fit a new one if you are that way inclined! ....Yes, close

So the burning question is.....why do Husqvarna make this tool available to the general public, take the money and then not supply the software!!! As you purchased the kit from a Husqvarna parts supplier, your contract is with them and any issues........ the kit not being fit for purpose, support etc rests with them and not the manufacturer so go back to the supplier. Liken it to buying a pair of Nike trainers from your local sports shop only to find the sole falls off on of them. You would take the item back to the local supplier and not Nike so that is your recourse. Husqvarna are stopping access to their CST and only allowing dealers to have access to it, a bit like the car manufacturers did in the early stages of cars with ECUs, eventually they were made to fit a system called OBD11 due to the outcry from independent car repairers and everyone can now access their car diagnostic and control system with a £5 bit of electronics, the port every car now has and an android smartphone! So - in short, all autotune saws will eventually have their firmware and systems interrogated by Husqvarna dealers only.....how does that grab ya?

Any tank that has fluid drawn from it needs a vent to allow air to replace the fluids removed. The MS200T oil tank vent is under the upper nylon chain buffer on top of the bar mount. You will need to remove the buffer, remove the oil cap and get a bit of pressure from something like an air line on the vent and a bit of WD40 or carb cleaner to shift any issue.

Sometimes you get a bearing breaking down or a bit of debris in the gearbox that jams in the gears and cocks up the reciprocating of the head. You normally loosen up the blade clamping bolts and if that frees the unit up then the blades need taking off, cleaning of all that compacted resin and conifer shyte scraped off with a chisel. The gearbox is pretty simple, just be thankful it probably doesn't have con rods like the HL135 heads where all the needles fall out when you remove them!!

They are out against all odds and down to guys that will receive little but the knowledge that they made a difference. How many of us would risk our lives in that way for little or no gain for people we don't know? As you get older, life looks more fragile, you risk less and think of everything you now have to lose!

Anyway, 12 kids out of the cave in Thailand, sorry for the diver that died and nothing but admiration for the others that carried on the unenviable task of getting these people out in awful conditions. Brave people and hats off to them all!

Is that Issac Newton or some confusion with Chris Issak

I like the flair with which you have used all those full stops in that last post. Very commendable!

Lack of grammatical accuracy often takes away any conviction that the writer knows what they are talking about! Or am I blathering on a bit

Find a different or diverse point of view and then defend it over all other evidence or opinion.....some call it a sport, sometimes it is entertaining but it wears after a while!

Had two saws in from a local contractor, one a MS441 and the other a MS461. The saws were known to me but one of their guys had offered to "look after them" before a big job. I am guessing he doesn't know how to fit E clips as one had fried the needle bearing to the point a Mapp gas torch was used to remove the drum, the other was as per the image, all three legs of the clutch boss missing and looking at the back plate, it had rotated another 1/4 turn tighter. I put a socket on the boss and found that even with a 4' extension it wasn't going to undo so, fearing the crank may bend or break, I took to grinding slots in either side and eventually, a blow with a cold chisel knocked the remains of the boss off. Not one out of the book but the only way it was likely to be fixed. I checked the crank and it is straight so all good in the end. A little knowledge is sometimes dangerous - two mid size saws down isn't a good scenario, parts on order, sub 1 week repair time....all good!

The idle is OK but the top end should be around 13,000rpm on a run in saw, 13,500 is the maximum on a standard saw. The limiters just....limit the amount of adjustment for the 90% of people that cant adjust a carb properly. If the limiters are removed, you are left with a slot head to make adjustment. The mashed heads will just make adjustment more difficult, don't know of there are any other issues you have.

Woke up this morning all expectant and no PM, looks like lady luck has drawn a blank on me.....has the draw been done yet?

Not being funny but WHAT IS THIS TRIMMER, is it a secret.......don't tell me.....Einhell it is in the name - einHELL

If the unit has been well used then it may be worth popping the cylinder off as I have recently seen the plating wear through on Echo machines of this type. The compression often shows as being on the low side if the plating has worn off.

The saw makes the peak power at what revs? What is the needle bearing doing at those revs? At anywhere near peak power, that clutch will be locked solid to the drum as the clutch will kick in at around 3,000rpm and the needle bearing will be just sitting there not doing a great deal. The same bearing is used on the MS390 and it makes another 0.4HP! The heavier bearing sounds Interesting though!

The bearing only works when the saw is idling - it was a design fault and nothing to do with maintenance. Never seen a worn bearing on a MS200T......strange don't you think