neilbedwell
New Member
Found a MS271 on marketplace yesterday. Ad said that the saw would run but would not idle.
I went and looked at it and sure enough, it runs but wouldn’t idle - just ran wide open then died whenever you let off the throttle. Guy seemed legit so I bought it.
Honestly, the saw looks brand new. Either the guy was a true master at cleaning it or it was barely used. Even the muffler looks new.
I put in fresh fuel and tried to tune it when I got home and it got better but still never would idle. I was convinced it was a carb issue so I ordered one.
Then, I started taking it apart. Found painfully obvious clues that it had been overheated. Clutch is fried - it’s bright blue inside. The plastic brake cover is melted around the clutch to the point the cover would not come off and pull thru it. Blade brake is solid black - looks like they ran it with the brake engaged.
So, I dug a little deeper and found what looks like a chunk of the piston skirt missing when I cycled the piston up (see pic)
Is this worth rebuilding? I knew it was going to be a project but…
I went and looked at it and sure enough, it runs but wouldn’t idle - just ran wide open then died whenever you let off the throttle. Guy seemed legit so I bought it.
Honestly, the saw looks brand new. Either the guy was a true master at cleaning it or it was barely used. Even the muffler looks new.
I put in fresh fuel and tried to tune it when I got home and it got better but still never would idle. I was convinced it was a carb issue so I ordered one.
Then, I started taking it apart. Found painfully obvious clues that it had been overheated. Clutch is fried - it’s bright blue inside. The plastic brake cover is melted around the clutch to the point the cover would not come off and pull thru it. Blade brake is solid black - looks like they ran it with the brake engaged.
So, I dug a little deeper and found what looks like a chunk of the piston skirt missing when I cycled the piston up (see pic)
Is this worth rebuilding? I knew it was going to be a project but…