retired redneck
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FRriend comes in shop with 261, says wont start worked it hard with 24''bar in 36'' wood sat it down an it died wont start. I checked comp was only 50 lbs,pulled mufflar, this is what i saw piston had small ding in top right side with scoring,looked at mufflar gasket about 1/2'' missing looked at mufflar and heat shield,markes showed gasket was sitting on top of mufflar bolts not on them this gasket in wrong had covered about 1/3 of exust port,gasket had broken off and entered p/c,Ihave not pulled jug yet but will prob need new p/c.this saw has low hrs & looks good is it worth new p/c?? PS he said the mufflar has never ben off the saw could this have happened at the factory??????????????