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This thread should be split into one named "conmen and snake oil salesmen". ;)

"Not many of these left". That's how Porsche 914 owners justify the crazy prices they ask for their pieces of junk, leaving out there aren't many left because the plastics have long rotted away on cars not parked indoors and back in the days the headlight motors were worth more than the whole...

A brand new in the box 562XPG is $830 MSRP from a Husqvarna dealer but I am sure the bargain hunters here can find good deals. Not dissing the good old 262XP but paying $520 extra just to get rid of AutoTune seems a bit on the expensive side to me...

I can give you a lesson in chemistry of the materials if you like. :laugh: Suffice to say that being a metal with high electrochemical activity, most magnesium alloys have a tendency to corrosion in certain situations. Among the stuff that can result in really bad corrosion are: salt solutions...

No need for a fight: 372XP. There's a very good reason Husqvarna sold millions of them and keep on selling them by the pallet load.

Which carburetors? The ones with accelerator pump that cannot be rebuilt properly or the others that usually succumb to internal leaks? :laugh:

First check chain sprocket/spur wear. If you are unsure about it just post a picture here. We'll just move from there: plenty of great people and Echo experts on this board.

I am trying to wrap my head around the concept but my tiny brain refuses to co-operate. :crazy:

Not on YouTube (perhaps he's now, who knows?) but there was a guy on discussion groups and boards two/three years ago pushing some miracle oil that allowed you to run on 200:1 premix. Obviously he had "hundreds of hours" on his high performance machinery using this mystery fluid. Funny thing is...

What does your user manual say? I bet it says "50:1 when using a JASO-FB or higher rated oil". Even Stihl has started to print that. ;) I don't understand why you people feel the need to run such rich oil/fuel premix: the only thing you'll achieve is to fatten the bank account of the guy selling...

Wacker (now Wacker Neuson) had the European market cutoff saws chiefly made by Dolmar. US market saws were a mixed bag: they were chiefly Partner, but some Euro-model Dolmar's hit your shores as well. Never seen a Mac-based one but just because I have never seen a giraffe it means they don't...

Generally it's the check valve wearing out or being melted by oxygenated unleaded over time. No amount of cleaning and fine-tuning will solve that and I am yet to find a spare one for sale... provided you have the eyesight, tools and patience to replace it. ;) Generally speaking aftermarket...

If I remember correctly in the US you cannot buy backpack brushcutters, ruling out a ton of good stuff and what most people run here for serious use. Personally I really really like Honda four stroke. They may not make as much power as Stihl but the only way to kill them is to run them without...

Why waste your money with "hybrid ceramic" bearings? Get SKF, NTN, Nachi, Timken... just walk with the samples into any industrial supply store because if you buy them "for a chainsaw" the price will inexplicably hit silly heights. ;) .

Here is the final diagnosis. The original carburetor floods badly even after a clean and rebuild, I suspect due to a melted or otherwise damaged check valve. The fan side crankshaft seal leaked very lightly. The ignition coil gave weird secondary resistance values when heated up. Compression...

So mine was manufactured 9/2016 and serial number is 182035xxx. Cylinder is marked Stihl on the right side and 111.2 on the left and carries a Bosch WSR6F spark plug, which would make it the German-built twin of the above saw. However the ignition module is marked 1140 400 4700 B. My eyesight...

You people made me curious... I'll go and check mine this evening to see exactly what I've got. As an aside this is my favorite saw to use. I really really like it.

I think the 120/240 is mostly kept around for the European market, in the specific big box stores and the like: the 120MkII belongs to the "€199 including taxes" segment which also includes the Stihl MS170 and the Echo CS310. Amazon has started selling the 120MkII lately and we all know how...

I'd go out a limb and say it's a 120 MKI, for no other reason Husqvarna sold them by the container. Most are bought, used once for an hour or two, laid up and when restarted after a couple of years the oxygenated fuel left inside has pretty much destroyed the whole fuel system. But those...

No, the 353 is way too expensive for people here, new or used. What's the saying? "24oz steak appetite but Kids Meal budget"? ;)