Bad new...The second shop says they aren't going to do anything about my saw. they ran my saw almost .4 hours so the hour meter is just about to switch to .8 hours total time on the saw. Here's what they said and found. They ran a cold compression test in fact 4 different tests. The saw measures consistently 110 psi hot and 120psi cold. They ran the a cold test as soon as they could look at it, on 1st chance they could take it out and run it on their test log...the saw runs and idle good, rev etc normal unloaded. (By the way they really liked the tach idea because they can get real time measurement on the saw. They did some comparisons to three different tach they use to tune their saws...they said its spot on). On their 1st cuts they found the same thing I found, the saw didn't have any power if they loaded the saw the chain would stop. Took it back into the shop, ran a 2nd compression test and checked the fuel. Which they didn't like the fuel, said it smelled bad. They said on 1st cut test if they just let the saw run and let it do the work , it ran in the 7k range and it should run about 9.6k. They dumped the fuel and ran a 2nd cut test making sure the saw ran out any of the old fuel. Same thing, if they loaded the saw the chain would stop, but now the saw if you let it do the work ran at 9.6K range. At that point they ran the saw some more and did two more compression test they weren't clear on this. They said something about contacting Stihl but it wasn't clear they talked to some one or not. They said the new MS362 when thru a design change and it now runs a smaller plug then the normal BPMR7A 10mm plug and went to a newer 6mm plug. The new 362 design with the 6mm plugs aren't high torque saws they are high RPM saw now... so they aren't comparable to the old saws you have let the saw do the work. So...what's the point of having a dwg on the darn thing? Boy you get into a tree that leaning and you got it get it cut off to the hinge...you load the saw to much and it stops the chain like I found that's not good. You get the slightest pinch on the chain its going stop, its not going have any torque in a cut. All the second shop said is you got let the saw do the work it not comparable to the old high torque saws. I said something about trading the saw off, no comment on that but I really need to run 3 to 5 tanks of fuel thru it and let the saw do the work it not the same saw as the old high torque saw. We talked about my expectation on this ms362 and I said it should run better than my AV034 with a longer bar, I bought this as replacement for my AV034 and it should run at least the same if not better. He really didn't say much other than the saw was spec better then the AV034 and but its a different design and they run different. Anyone want a good deal on new MS362 with .8 hours on it...good lookin saw too. Sound like I'm stuck and out $1000. The did say the new MS462 is heck of saw, will out cut my 460 run unbelievable at 13lbs he got chance to run one and cut with one. Boy, that out make me feel good, buy new saw and it's piece and they got a much better saw that actual works at .7 lbs more. I'm just sick about this whole mess. So... does anyone have a suggestion, because I sure like to hear it. I think for now I'm going run a comparison with my 034 same bar same chain 20" see what I think, I honestly haven't run this saw enough but I've ran saw enough that my option is this new design is junk.
