skyway
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Hi all,
This is my first post here, but I've been using this site for years to answer my questions via searches. Real quality advice to be found! Thanks for all the help so far.
But it seems my particular saw, a Stihl MS 362 with a pre-electronic carb, is not one that any pro has seen fit to make a video about how to get the carb off! Driving me batty. Everything seems to be hidden in a labyrinth. I'm 99% sure I have gunked up crud in that little bowl with the screen at the bottom of the carb, but I can't figure out how to get at it or clean it out.
The saw, as you might guess from my "99% certain" above is behaving like it is fuel starved. Tank is clean. Fuel filter is clean. Fuel line OK. Plenty of spark. Compression good. Exhaust clean. Spark arrestor clear. I've always run good fuel and Stihl oil in the mix. But I've used this saw in dirty conditions for many, many hours over five years. Finally, during a big milling job, it started to act up and require progressively more drastic tweaks to the carb adjustments. Now, mid job, my saw is down. Can only make it sputter along by constantly goosing the throttle. In the past, with other saws, I simply broke 'em down and cleaned the crud out, but this design has me stumped. I shouldn't have to pay 200 bucks to get a dang carb off, but that's what the shop is asking. I guess even pro shops know how cussed this particular saw is that way.
Thanks in advance,
Rick
This is my first post here, but I've been using this site for years to answer my questions via searches. Real quality advice to be found! Thanks for all the help so far.
But it seems my particular saw, a Stihl MS 362 with a pre-electronic carb, is not one that any pro has seen fit to make a video about how to get the carb off! Driving me batty. Everything seems to be hidden in a labyrinth. I'm 99% sure I have gunked up crud in that little bowl with the screen at the bottom of the carb, but I can't figure out how to get at it or clean it out.
The saw, as you might guess from my "99% certain" above is behaving like it is fuel starved. Tank is clean. Fuel filter is clean. Fuel line OK. Plenty of spark. Compression good. Exhaust clean. Spark arrestor clear. I've always run good fuel and Stihl oil in the mix. But I've used this saw in dirty conditions for many, many hours over five years. Finally, during a big milling job, it started to act up and require progressively more drastic tweaks to the carb adjustments. Now, mid job, my saw is down. Can only make it sputter along by constantly goosing the throttle. In the past, with other saws, I simply broke 'em down and cleaned the crud out, but this design has me stumped. I shouldn't have to pay 200 bucks to get a dang carb off, but that's what the shop is asking. I guess even pro shops know how cussed this particular saw is that way.
Thanks in advance,
Rick