JackBurton
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi all. Im actually posting for my neighbor.
He has an MS270c thats been great for a long time, but recently its been acting up.
Hard to start, wont idle well, dies when you give it throttle if you arent real careful, and wont return to idle quickly after cutting.
He took it to the local dealer, 3 times now for this problem, and they replaced the plug and fuel filter, and the saw acted exactly the same. Hes fed up with them now, as their response now is the fuel, even though they dumped his old and used theirs, and it still does it.
I looked at it today just to verify the problem, and it will start ok, but not unless the choke is at least partially engaged.
Once running, it will fall on its face if you give it throttle too quick.
It cuts ok, and seems to have decent power once you get it going well enough to cut, but once done, it takes longer than it should to return to idle.
The screen on the muffler is clean. Plug is new. Otherwise, not entirely sure what to look for on this saw.
I was thinking it was an adjustment issue, but the adjustment screws dont seem to do a whole lot, and since its not mine, I dont want to goof it up any more than it already is.
Any ideas? Is this something simple?
He has an MS270c thats been great for a long time, but recently its been acting up.
Hard to start, wont idle well, dies when you give it throttle if you arent real careful, and wont return to idle quickly after cutting.
He took it to the local dealer, 3 times now for this problem, and they replaced the plug and fuel filter, and the saw acted exactly the same. Hes fed up with them now, as their response now is the fuel, even though they dumped his old and used theirs, and it still does it.
I looked at it today just to verify the problem, and it will start ok, but not unless the choke is at least partially engaged.
Once running, it will fall on its face if you give it throttle too quick.
It cuts ok, and seems to have decent power once you get it going well enough to cut, but once done, it takes longer than it should to return to idle.
The screen on the muffler is clean. Plug is new. Otherwise, not entirely sure what to look for on this saw.
I was thinking it was an adjustment issue, but the adjustment screws dont seem to do a whole lot, and since its not mine, I dont want to goof it up any more than it already is.
Any ideas? Is this something simple?