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spudulike

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  1. Probably just needs a carb clean and then adjustment to get it running OK. No biggie!
  2. It may be worth getting the saw plugged in to the PC interface and see what it tells you!
  3. The Stihl Mtronic is started on full choke and quickly flipped on to normal idle once running as it doesn't stall on full choke like conventional saws. I guess you have been flipping the choke from full choke on to normal idle and trying to start it in this position. You are effectively trying to start it with the ignition timing on full advance of around 23 degrees instead of the normal much further retarded starting ignition timing. Got caught like this myself:001_rolleyes:
  4. Staff is the hardest part of running a business. One in ten are sort of OK and one in 100 are bloody good. I would go with anyone that WANTS to learn rather than the gobby know it all who has all the answers!
  5. You could try a big self tapper and a rubber washer. Just remember that petrol is flammable and you need a 100% seal. Catching fire up a tree is not a good look:thumbdown:
  6. Just had an MS200 in and the owner swears he changed the pump a year ago but the wear on it is of a ten year old one. Perhaps we have a dodgy batch?? Mark Skyland filled in one I missed. If the breather is blocked it will oil for a while before a vacuum is formed in the tank - seen it before and also seen the breather leak oil before now.
  7. Yay, right again:thumbup: Best use a small screwdriver or your thumb for doing that screw up.....they are also damn expensive!
  8. The worm drives can strip their thread but is very rare on 201s and 200s. The oil pumps can wear between the steel gear shaft and the alloy housing, seen this a few times and the filter on the oil pickup pipe can get clocked as can the inlet union on the pump.....they are the typical faults. You can try thinning your oil for a bit, it may flush the tank out but if the pump is blocked or worn then strip it down, doesn't take long.
  9. Are they worth it....probably only if you are in to classic machines or do a reasonable amount of maintenance and charge for it. For the average arb type the expense may not be worth it but any tech who is any good and works on 2 stroke kit should have access to this kit. Mityvac are good or you can fabricate your own kit out of a selection of valves, pipes, gauges and pumps.
  10. I was saying use a little oil on the bearings and bore DURING reassembly just to start the saw off before the oil in the fuel takes over. It will burn off within minutes so it doesn't really matter too much what the oil is. I tend to use car engine oil but can use two stroke or similar. Aspen is fine, just make sure you tune the L screw a little rich on the bottom end as they like it that way.
  11. I usually use a bit of carb cleaner and GT85 then blast them with the compressor and once good, the compressor will turn the bearing using air pressure - just oil it after before reassembly. It gets them really clean.
  12. I had one exactly like that, it was the closing catch on the air filter cover that one side of the screw had broken off and dropped down the inlet side. I would check the cover screw and also make sure the bit isn't lurking in the exhaust or in the bearings. Smoothing the bruise in the port is probably fine - just run the new piston up it to make sure it moves smoothly. Also make sure the small and big end bearings are OK, inspect the big end cage carefully as if this is damaged/cracked, it will spit out bits that will wreck a new piston. I would go Stihl or Meteor on the new parts.
  13. You run the saw on full choke for circa 90 seconds and then switch it off and then start it and use it flat out for a period to reset it.
  14. With a bit of luck, your dealer will have updated the firmware and done this - he should be able to tell you!
  15. Don't know, Stihl aren't keen on letting people play with their devices:thumbdown:
  16. spudulike

    stihl 362

    They seem a bit heavy, ungainly and not that exciting in their use plus they do knock their drum bearings out. Don't expect a 361 or 461!!!
  17. You can reset the auto tune, there is a fuel reset or a master reset. It just means you then have to use the saw hard for 5 mins to let the system reset to the saws condition.
  18. spudulike

    560 woes

    The autotune tends to sort out air leaks pretty effectively but if you look at the readout on the PC interface, the figures can tell you if the saw is compensating if you know what to look for. It may well be just an issue with the autotune resetting if you use the saw in a way you don't normally - like when you do carving or snedding etc Just leave it a bit if sending it in, got a fair bit floating around....think I may retire:thumbup:
  19. spudulike

    560 woes

    Ah Magnesium, thought so....better keep the Mapp gas off it:blushing: I had heard there were some changes to the cases, clutch, bearings etc. The muffler and exhaust port are modded on this saw so heat will be less of an issue.
  20. spudulike

    560 woes

    Thanks, just had seven saws in today.....on top of the lot you saw:001_rolleyes:
  21. spudulike

    560 woes

    Yup, short block is the best option, I can't verify if the mains are OK and with the impact it took to shatter both ends, would imagine the main bearings may have taken a fair bit and then there is the debris from the piston....this way is the best IMO. I guess yours is still going well - I was telling Pinkfoot about it!
  22. spudulike

    560 woes

    Not the Christmas fairy again, gave me a right shock last time:001_tongue:
  23. spudulike

    560 woes

    No, not fuel/oil related. I think the piston skirt just shattered, the bits got between the piston and squish band and aluminium doesn't compress like air does so the full impact went back to the con rod ends and shattered the big end cage and the small end. I have seen some rebuilds having missed the big end cage and it just spits out metal which takes out the cylinder:thumbdown: Had a few fractures in the cage but the cylinder looked in remarkable shape with zero damage! Just bad luck I think!
  24. Thought you were going to say some of yours had gone...Phew, I remember each and every one:thumbup:

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