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Just had a weekend of MS200 carbs, some really weird ones this time, a flake of black stuff under the welch plug - all the jets, check valve were passing a jet of cleaner fine but no idle and eventually guessed it MUST be the welch plug....and it was. The other was a leaking welch plug on the accelerator pump, a blast of cleaner gave a jet coming out of the back of the carb - never seen this but got it sorted. You live and learn - the last was a perforated pumping gasket, seen this a few times now! Best action is to either swap the carb out for a new one or to get someone worth their salt on it!

It is probably the accelerator pump Ian, all rubber components harden once they are out of contact with pump fuel. It is common on saws to start leaking around where the fuel line pushes in to the tank. I have recently taken to replacing the pump rather than blanking them off as I used to. If you get stuck, send them in one by one and I will sort them out for you if Eddies advice doesn't sort them. You may find just opening the L screw up 1/8th turn anti clockwise and tweaking the idle screw clockwise will do it.

And you can fire up a saw in your workshop with Aspen without sousing yourself in acrid smoke:lol:

I used to pop in and pick orders up and they were good like this for a couple of years but latterly, became more difficult to deal with and then the trade counter closed plus you had to order prior to pickup from their unit and the order often wasn't picked even though I had ordered 48hrs in advance. I met and often chatted with the owner - Andy, so got to know him a bit, seemed like an OK guy but the problem with eBay is that there are so many vendors operating out of garages and willing to operate on near zero margins and this was hitting them hard. I will miss them for the low cost oils and aerosols they used to do - shame they have gone!

Had a MS200T back in after it played up after porting and refurb. It was bogging and not idling and the guys local agent was muttering about saws not being able to be ported, the piston needed replacing and the exhaust had a hole in it:001_rolleyes: so needed replacing. When I rebuilt it, the piston had a witness mark on its skirt where carbon had caught it but it wasn't bad so with the owners agreement left it in! I measured the compression - Mmmm 220psi, yup, you read that right, 220psi:sneaky2: Not sure why the dealer thought the piston needed replacement as this saw kicks when starting and it REALLY feels high compression:thumbup: I took the carb off, think the dealer had beaten me to it as the manifold sleeve support was missing - there is no way I would have left this out. I stripped the carb and found the pumping diaphragm was perforated - had these before and usually spin a 6mm twist drill in each hole with my fingers to bevel the hole lightly so it won't happen again. All seems OK now, it fourstrokes as it should and doesn't rev wildly as it was due to lack of fuel.

Another interesting MS200T carb fault, this time the welch plug on the back of the carb facing the air filter backing plate. Never seen that before but all I know is it stopped the saw working well. Sorted it, resealed the plug by repunching the plug with a little superglue round it, tested and all good. Fitted a new accelerator pump as well and we are away, all good.

I have never needed to use anything bat a 1/2 inch drive tommy bar and suitable socket on all the ones I have done. Just get the saw on the deck, firmly hold the saw down and lift the bar, I can't believe you can't shift it as these saws are amongst the easiest - you didnt use thread lock on it did you?

Got an 029 that has been seized, that will make a man of you:lol: need a bit for of cash for it though!

You are not getting enough fuel, sounds like the check valve is blocked - take the H screw out, get some carb cleaner down it and try that.

Had a very testing MS200T today, it started with a crisp rev and idle, went to boggy and crap and then after a good clean, wouldn't idle at all. I pressure and vac tested it, perfect, then the saw started workinng and then not. It seemed the low speed was bad so got to the conclusion, the low speed jets had some crud in them so pulled the welch plug and bingo - a piece of crusty black stuff under the plug. Cleaned and fitted a new one and it now seems OK but time will tell!

You forget theat some do not have your mechanical skills, it just seemed logical that the OP had forgotten the fact it spins off clockwise:001_rolleyes:

Is that more of a rocks and rough ground reel? Got a Daiwa SL20 for that type of fishing but not been out for a long while....boys and their toys:001_rolleyes:

Is that beachcasting, done a bit myself, got a couple of Abu Garcia reels - CT3000 Purple and the Gren Mag Elite, fine bits of kit although the CT3000 was always the better caster:thumbup:

Good luck with it, they normally go when the bar snags and the operator gives it a damn good tug to release it:001_rolleyes:

It comes off clockwise:001_rolleyes:

Did one of these that had done the same and it just went back together again relatively easy - looks like your shaft is a bit bent though - and the one on the machine:001_tt2:

I am just too polite to mention that:sneaky2:

I believe early 1996 but not substantiated by datasheets!

The 066/MS660 has gone through many transformations - one thing to check is that the saw has the "Poly Flywheel" - that's the plastic one as this would make it a much later 066 with the beefed up crank and retarded ignition for easier starting! The earlier ones had fully aluminium flywheels and a thinner crank and in some occasions, spun the end of the crank off! The older 066s were however supposed to have more aggressive port timing!

I just get the job done Eddie and let the customers do the talking, no need to be an arse about what I do........empty pitchers as the proverb says:lol:

Thanks Eggs, glad it was all good:thumbup:

Parcel2go are a broker like so many out there, they simply get volume prices from companies like TNT, DHL, yodel etc and then offer these out to the punters.......thats us! You are really using TNT in your case so if TNT are half decent then it should be OK:blushing:

Jeffery West do some nice ones:thumbup:

Thanks Matt, glad it is working out and should get stronger as time goes on. No idea what those figures mean, sounds like my blood pressure or lack of it - it is as low as it can go:lol:

I am feeling a bit humbled now, glad you are happy with them, that 372XP was a bit of a beast:thumbup: