roaldeuller
New Member
I have a Stihl 290 ("Farm Boss") which has been used moderately for a couple of years. It has always started reasonably well (most of the time anyway ;-) and I have been happy with it. In particular, when pulling the starter rope, the action has always been smooth and easy, and the engine has turned over without a fuss.
This past weekend, from one pull to the next, the action became very jerky and difficult, such that the rope now can barely be pulled out in a serious of very stiff jerks. I first thought that perhaps the rope had fouled, so I opened up the housing, but the rope was running free and clear, so no problem there. However, when I rotated the now exposed flywheel by hand, there is an extremely stiff section once every revolution, that feels like back-pressure that won't release. So my thinking now is that something is wrong internally.
I am ready to take the saw in to a dealer, but I wondered whether anyone has some thoughts on this problem. Am I missing something painfully obvious?
Thanks in advance!
This past weekend, from one pull to the next, the action became very jerky and difficult, such that the rope now can barely be pulled out in a serious of very stiff jerks. I first thought that perhaps the rope had fouled, so I opened up the housing, but the rope was running free and clear, so no problem there. However, when I rotated the now exposed flywheel by hand, there is an extremely stiff section once every revolution, that feels like back-pressure that won't release. So my thinking now is that something is wrong internally.
I am ready to take the saw in to a dealer, but I wondered whether anyone has some thoughts on this problem. Am I missing something painfully obvious?
Thanks in advance!