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Damn, did that fella say "Nipple"??????

I think it was Ty Corrigan who removed the filter and I said try the one off the MS200/201 if it fitted!

Basically the manufacturers are struggling to make their machines meet the demands of the US EPA and are in a state of flux. Damn...I should have been in PR (Public Relations)!!!!!!

We have a 4.9Kw Stovax Riva, they come in a number of sizes to fit in to typical "Builders Openings", It is an Inset stove and we have run it for 16 years and only replaced one baffle and the rope..once. It is pretty warm and you can feel the benefits throughout the house. I haven't sat around in my undercrackers to date but it does get pretty warm - I guess the room size is circa 14' X 24' or thereabouts. Ventilation is via a 450w subwoofer and opening the window!!! The neighbours haven't complained.....yet!!!

That's strange, I have adjusted BG86s and they have been phillips adjusters. Often another adjuster will push on and fit even if it is the wrong shape. Perhaps the spline, Hex or pacman may work?

Horray, he's back, glad it was before I posted another response? Not seen an octagon - what is it on? Only seen the hexagon ones and all the other ones.

How about thanking the response...."manners maketh man"!!

OK, the fact it fired means the compression is enough to support combustion. It may be the fuel pump failing the CST will test this. It may just be a bit of fine chip filling the gauze strainer! I am sure the dealer will be right on it!

Whats the compression like? Sounds like it has gone pop. These machines seem to knock their pistons out pretty early on. Take the muffler off and take a look up the exhaust port and bring the piston up so you can see the ring and skirt - it may have some scoring on it. These machines also don't show a lot of fuel on the plug, a seizure can cause a dry plug as can a BIG air leak but am not going to go in to the technicalities as to why!

Well that fellas not going to play bar chords in the future!

Hylomar was the approved liquid gasket for Honda horizontally split fours in my day. I use Carplan Red Instant Gasket as it has a decent temp range but many products will do the job in the same way.

Well.....I thought I would read the instructions to my replacement security light.....typically, after fitting it. I am glad I fitted it as described!!!! The rest of the instructions were equally useful!!!

Yup, that's the reason!

Looks like a Felco clone but Bahco do make some decent kit for a bit less £££

Good, slow idles are usually cured by changing the valve - fine wood-chip gets sucked in and cocks them up!

The location of the installation of light bulbs must be large enough to withstand the ability to withstand 10 times the drive weight. Really?

Most likely, time may tell as long as the OP doesn't disappear as they often do!!

I was thinking just the same, pop the muffler off and look at the state of the piston. If you have a compression gauge, it should read 150-170psi. Not sure on the flywheel, it is possible the key has sheared but the first thing I check on pretty much all non running engines is firstly the compression, the spark then the fuel. If it isn't any of those, you just check the spark and fuel systems in more depth!

Nice......life after retirement and taking the pension!!

Just had a similar experience on a "Highly Valued Cherry Tree". Love the way that some have a strange perception that their tree is somehow worth a load of ££££ and can't see that it is spending hours cutting, splitting and seasoning that gives it the value.....or milling and drying etc!

It should be the BPMR7A plug. The standard carb settings should be 1 turn out on the L&H screws but take care the saw isn't screaming at WOT on these settings as I have seen many on 1.5 - 2 turns out and you may need another 1/4 turn on the L screw but start with 1&1. The air filter being covered in fuel may be the dodgy carb settings, leaking needle valve or wear on the inlet side of the piston/cylinder causing blow-by.

The throttle linkage is fine, they even colour the throttle linkages in a bronze colour. 2 part linkages only work on saws with a direct to choke control like the MS150! The MS200T is pretty easy to strip and reassemble! The earlier "High Jet" comments are about the "Check Valve" which is a one way high speed valve. If they go bad, they can be driven out and replaced but it isn't that simple for the uninitiated. They can fail by going open and the saw will be very rich, smokey and boggy if this happens with no idle. I would try a known good carb or just bite the bullet and fit a new one, probably a better option than waiting for a dealer to pull his finger out and fix it and chances he will be lazy and fit a new carb as most won't take my approach in fixing carbs! Not being funny but, you have checked the impulse line is connected to the union on the bottom of the air box? It is a rubber hose (Like a fuel line) that comes out of the top cover just under the air box - like in the pic. If it is loose like below then it shouldn't be!

I ask some of my customers for a bit of firewood once in a while. I am lucky that I am in a position to barter - a saw service for wood etc but in your case you will need to give your friendly arb type a good drink. I never ask for and would never expect although some have offered processed, seasoned wood/logs but do accept rings or lengths of green wood straight after cutting and many will find it useful to get rid of a load or two especially soft wood - it all burns!! Expect to have a chainsaw to cut it and an axe to split it - hope you have this and a strong back! Probably best to look around for local guys working in your area and have a friendly chat or look at businesses close to where you want the wood dropped off. Most round here just tip it off for biomass at £5 per tonne unless they have there own barn and land to process it in to logs! Just be prepared to give them a bit of cash for a load and also to put some work in processing the timber!

I must have had around 1000 customers over the years and have only ever seen one 372XP copy, all others have used Stihl, Husqvarna, Makita, Dolmar, Echo etc. If saws come in with unidentified Chinese top ends, in the past I have tried to get more out of them but have now given up on this and either replace them or don't touch the saw. There are only three AM top end manufacturers I would use on a Pro saw, one is actually Chinese but produce better quality kit......and it costs a bit more!!! I have used Farmtec top ends and even ported them. The plating is that soft it doesn't even hinder a carbide burr, this means that the top end won't keep good compression for anywhere close to the OEM parts. Back to that 372XP.....the starter spring was stupidly stiff, the pipes were soft and cheap, the crankcases had cracks in them where the main bearings were pushed in and that is what I remember. It put me right off. It looked like a 372 and sort of felt like one but it just wasn't right!

He means the welch plug on the choke back side of the carb covering the accelerator channels not the one over the low speed fuel injector holes in the metering section part of the carb!