New plug clean airfilter and just cleaned the carb and this 201 just won't idle. Runs fine at high RPMs but will not idle. Tried putting the low screw everywhere and nothing. Saw is only a year old and has great compression. Has had a very easy life so far. But now I wana smash the thing.
201T is about to get smashed in the rocks.
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Im not a fan of them pieces of s**t either. How is the fuel line
Fuel line visually looked ok and I'm anal about keeping the caps clean before opening them so I know the filter ain't clogged.
Check the impulse line see if it got disconnected.
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Can you video it please.
Did you check the impulse line?
Not doubting you, but trying to make sure everything gets covered . . . did you get a compression reading or are you going by feel? I've always found that on those smaller cc saws good vs. bad compression can sometimes be tough to gauge by feel.
I have a compression gauge but I don't have a small enough fitting for the saw. Saw was and does still run fine and is still a very new saw so I don't see it being a compression issue. But I'll try and find a fitting that'll fit this thing
Had you made any adjustments or changes prior to the poor idle issue? Did it happen suddenly, or gradually get worse? New batch of fuel mix? Any changes in fuel source or mix oil type?
You mentioned adjusting the L screw and not being able to fix the issue. Do you notice any change when making L adjustments? Is the limiter still on the L screw?
You mentioned adjusting the L screw and not being able to fix the issue. Do you notice any change when making L adjustments? Is the limiter still on the L screw?
No limiter caps. And nothing happened when I turned the L screw. I didn't make any changes previous to when this happened. I've always had an issue that I had to hold the throttle when starting or it would take a few pulls but I've never had an issue with the saw idling. This just kinda happened out of the blue while in the tree.
I wonder how the piston looks if it scored on the exhaust side.
Could be a vac leak.
I hope it's not a scored piston. This saw is too new for that. If it is I'll throw in a meteor kit and sell it. Then I'll buy a 540.
Can you pull the muffler and have a look, a bit tricky on those. First get a compression reading on it and take it from there.
Can you just borrow one from a friend? dont pull it apart yet do the comp test first.
