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if the gears dont engage with the tensioner in your hand . you have found the problem. you got shafted with a counterfeit product. scratch the seller from your contact list and get a new OEM tensioner.

Hey guys, just a little update. Finally got around to running the saw for a little bit this weekend. All I did was clean out the carb a second time, shortened the fuel line and cleaned up the saw. Also I drained the fuel mix and used a fresh batch of mix with seafoam in it. works like a...

is your bar fully seated on the plate. sometimes you can fit the bar and not have the tension peg in the hole on the bar.

Thanks for the info, My saw idles fine so I tested according to the symptoms I had but it could be plugging up intermittently. third stihl dealer said no go on a 261 so I'm stuck fixing this. will probably throw a whole new carb at it and try to fix this one so that I have a spare carb first...

spray comes out the venturi side when I hold my thumb over the ports on the diaphragm side and spray into the H needle hole.

I found an oem husq. for around 72$ but shipping is 38$ to canada. anyone have any horror stories abouts stens aftermarket carbs. it is 44$ I would rather go OEM on the carb since the original lasted 15 years. plus I put more than 30$ of gas in my car every day so what is another 30$...

I was hoping for a 16" my 20" bar is on the 2172. 16" is nice and balanced for the size of the saw. The shipping from australia would be $$$ but thanks for the offer. So the small mount husky and stihl 3003 mount can be modified to fit. That is interesting. I do have an old .063 gauge bar...

the plug is still in the cover blocking the hot air.

Should have said angled handle bar in post 9 for the husky.

Just found out about redmax today at the Stihl dealer. Worried it is the equivalent of the mk 1 550 that had problems.

Just went to a small engine shop and the nozzle is around 5$ but not in stock and they can't say if it will be three weeks or three months wait. The carb kit is around 23$ so I got screwed at the other shop. Unfortunately, the c3 el32 carb is discontinued. Any ideas on what to replace it with...

the check valve is only 4.20 cents on zama's site so if my dealer sells the gasket kit for 30$ the rebuild kit should be atleast 60$

found out the welch plug on my model is oblong shaped. are we still using nail polish to seal the welch plugs or is that too 2010.... :)

zama has a great site with tech support articles and exploded views I will look into the check valve luckily it is on the metering diaphragm side so I can check it out without removing the carb. I wonder if this particular model C3-EL32 is a screw in type or pressed in.

i'm not ready to give up on it yet. but I am interested in what you guys call the nozzle check valve. definitely not the screen. I shortened the fuel line last night since the end seems to have taken the shape of the inlet pipe. but haven't had time to try it. It has the stock carb I...

I have a 100 ft reel with maybe 8 chains made off of it. I may look long and hard at the 550xp but that dam straight handle bar makes me hesitate every time. plus the red and black just looks nicer. so far two dealers and haven't found a 261 that I can hold in my hands. trying a third...

anyone know where a d025 mount for a stihl ms261 can be found in 3/8 pitch .058 gauge. i have a whole roll of stihl chain in .058 gauge and thinking of adding a ms261 to my roster.

Hey guys, I've got a little problem with my 2153. it bogs when I hit the throttle but only on a hot restart. Basically I can't cut anything with it. it will idle but dies if I hold the throttle open. last year it started bogging after starting when cold so I changed the diaphragm in the...

well, Sorry to revive a old thread but this problem keeps coming up. Every time I have had this problem a carb adjustment has cured it until the next season. I just replaced the spark plug and will try and tune it. I noticed the idle is a little low but still within spec. Any ideas why...

I think I can add one more thing to your list. An empty gas tank. Decided to take a quick look at the fuel line and filter before tearing into it and I realized that the tank looks awfully empty. It is too early to test my theory but I'm pretty sure it will tune fine on a full tank. thanks...