spudulike
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Everything posted by spudulike
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The oil in the sump lubes the bottom end and valves, your two stroke will just lay in the bore so listen to Barrie:thumbup:
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Nah, our village idiot seems to have similar ideas, very progressive:lol:
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Just depends if you have the rest of your life to fix it or you want to use it:lol:
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The local shops are around six weeks wait, makes my two week and under average seem pretty good!
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Not tried one, sometimes they unscrew but I have spliced them before which works.
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Think I have been losing my hair since fitting it
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I have one big mother pump on the other end, without looking I think it is 750 cubic metres per hour!
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That's it, I am hiding the shame of having a Stihl in the workshop:blushing:
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Yay.....
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The feeling you are smarter than the next bloke:thumbup:
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Been doing a bit of work in the workshop, constructed something I have been meaning to do for quite a while - any guesses as to what it is?
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Run it some more and go from there. It looks normal to a little rich, it will do no harm but you may get a little more if you lean it out slightly and check again.
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It looks about right to me.
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So it is in warranty? Take it back to the dealer! It will be a stripped worm or plugged pump.
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MS150s are a bit strange, they have limited coils which means the saw will hit the limiter and then the tach will bounce all over the place. I usually open the H screw up to get the revs down and increase them to hit the limiter and do the last bit by ear. The MS150s and MS201s are a bit strange like that and unlike other unlimited carbs.
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The 346 is a great saw and a worthy follow up to the 254XP!
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What happens if you turn the idle up, does it continue to run? If you rev its knackers off when it starts, does it rev out? Have you tried turning out the L screw another 1/2 turn and giving it more idle speed to get it going. After all that is said, the 242 is an old machine and would benefit from pressure/vac checks and a new carb kit but the above is where I would be if I had a starter that died. Have you taken the muffler off to check the piston and done a compression check? both should be done as I have had a number of machines in lately with toasted pistons but good compression.
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Think you mean the EPA but it has been rumoured that if we stay in the EU, all broken saws will suddenly start working again:sneaky2: Better than your dangly bits falling off if we vote to come out........at least that is what I was told:001_rolleyes:
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Glad my old posts are still being used:thumbup:
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Best get them shipped duty paid as the royal mail sting you for tax plus £10 and often add £££ to your purchase.
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A tach takes the guesswork out of tuning carbs. If the saw is modded, it allows you to tune the saw and measure the rpm that works best so it can be reset in the future. I wouldn't be without one!
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Looks like that is spot on IMO, good way to lose your hard earned!
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There was a thread about this subject not so long ago, should tell you all you need to know.
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Without testing, I would say leaving a saw to idle would allow it to cool down from full tilt running temperatures. I don't believe there are any advantages in doing this unless you are running a saw in where flat out running in short bursts is good but you don't want to generate too much heat.
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Old saws don't gain much due to their mufflers being more open than the restricted modern ones.
