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    question about start-up stihl ms290

    Yes, it is wet... and a smell of gasoline permeates the air. What more can you tell me about the valves? Do they need replacing often? Defective from the get-go?
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    question about start-up stihl ms290

    Exactly as described above. Choke full closed and waiting for the splutter that never comes... if i get a splutter, I'm home free. I go up one notch and pull the cord again and it fires. np.
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    question about start-up stihl ms290

    Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I think it is indeed flooded. But what you describe is exactly what I do...
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    question about start-up stihl ms290

    I've been having this problem for a while now, some days it starts up fine... other days not. After not starting up, if I leave it for a day or so, it'll start up right away. Is this enough info to diagnose something? thanks
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    stihl ms290 problem

    well, i cleaned and dried the plug, blew out the open plug hole a bit, bought new fuel from the service station, added the oil, shook up the cannister loaded the fuel and tried to crank her up. nothing. is it possible that after running out of gasoline, there develops an airlock? only thing i...
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    stihl ms290 problem

    thx guys. i'll try this and see if it works. if not, i'll wait till monday, buy my own approved canister and purchase new fuel.
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    stihl ms290 problem

    I had this chainsaw idle for a couple of months. i picked it up yesterday to cut down a dead tree. It still had some gasoline left in the tank so i decided to use it till it ran out. i accomplished the job well, felled one of the two trunks and just as i was about to continue cutting into usable...
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