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    Homelite Chainsaws

    Well based on the adjustment screw and the position of the throttle, I don't think the locking pin is doing anything. The low speed adjustment seems to be "fixed" by the little aluminum colored screw that sits against the plate that the linkage is attached to, (see pic above). As you can see...
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    Homelite Chainsaws

    Ok, I understand now the trigger lock function is to hold the trigger slightly open (as you said slightly open throttle position). Makes sense now. Marine-piper, thanks for the diagrammatic and the tip.
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    Homelite Chainsaws

    Ok, tried to start the XL925 but no luck. Just got this XL925 and put fresh gas in her and tried to start it following the guide on the case cover. Says to hold down trigger and press in trigger lock button to lock trigger down. The lock button will sometimes stay pushed in but seems to have...
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    Homelite Chainsaws

    Have a chance to pu an Homelite XL Super 925 for maybe $50-75. Guy says it ran when he drained the tank. Anyway, I've only had Stihls up to this point, the biggest being my MS460. Have seen posts on other sites saying the XL 925 will run with a MS660. I find that hard to believe since HP...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    Dall and JonCraig were spot on when they suggested it might be the starter pawls. The pawls were rounded off too much and getting wedged on the starter "humps" instead of just holding against the humps. So, new pawls solved the problem. Sorry for the long delay in responding, but I thought I...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    No offense taken whatsoever . Yeah I'm only 5'6" and I would be climbing around in those trees if I weren't 60 years old. I do woodturning for a hobby (vases, platters, bowls, etc.) and only use the MS460 to cut up bigger pieces of wood than my 025 can handle. So, I think that maybe I am just...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    I think all of you are right. I think I am just not committing to a hard fast pull. I had tested the compression on my saw before and it had 185 cold. But it seems that this issue has just become recent. Albeit I have a screwed up right shoulder and am having to start it with my left...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    If the decomp button doesn't pop up when attempting to start, then it pulls just fine with no lock up (but with some resistance). But while pulling and it does lock up and jerks the starter rope basically out of my hand (or at least make my fingers hurt) I notice that the decomp button has...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    I do that, using a slow pull until the comp locks it, and then a quick short pull, but if it attempts to fire (decomp button pops up) then it just locks up and pulls the rope out of my hand as Woody912 says above. maybe i'm just gun shy on it now as it really does just lock it up and jerks the...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    If I pull it with the decomp button out, then it is definitely harder to pull but does not grab suddenly and try to rip my fingers off as it does when I pull it and it tries to start and grabs and I notice the decomp button "up". I haven't looked at the start assembly as it doesn't do it on...
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    MS460 starter rope grabs very abruptly

    When starting my MS460 Mag, the starter rope will grab very abruptly pulling the rope out of my hand. This doesn't happen everytime I pull the rope though. This is noticed if the decomp valve button has popped "up" after she spits, trying to start. I can almost hear like a piston slap when...
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    The Beg for Manuals Thread

    "Can someone send me the ipl and service manual for stihl "041G" please?".
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    041G need help getting it running in Sevierville, TN

    Glock37, Thanks for all the "tips" to start troubleshooting. I am probably about 100 miles away from Jamestown.
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    041G need help getting it running in Sevierville, TN

    Hi all. Haven't been on the site in quite a long time. Have an 041G that was given to me and was told that maybe the coil had gone bad. So, don't have that much experience with fixing/troubleshooting and was wondering if anyone might be willing to help me figure this thing out. I live in...
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    MS 460 tuning for hi

    I just got the b&c put on and moved the hi speed out 1 full turn to start. Still tached at 14200 so at about 1 1/4 turns out got her to 13400-13500. I didn't realize how touchy the slighest movement would affect the reading. So, I'm happy now and sure will sleep better tonight. She sounded...
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    MS 460 tuning for hi

    Thanks guys. Is there a table posted somewhere that shows the hi speed tuning rpm for different Stihl saws. I have 4-5 saws now (the 460 is the biggest) that I would like to check the hi speed tune for now that I have the tach.
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    MS 460 tuning for hi

    460 hi tuning So, what once I remove the tabs on the screw, with the b&c put back on, what rpm should I tune it for, 12500 or so?? I'm just surprised at this altitude and the screw backed all the way out that it would be turning that high.
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    MS 460 tuning for hi

    Just got a tach today (tech data) because I wanted to check the max rpm on my 460. First warmed up the saw and checked the max rpm with the b&c attached - read about 14300. Next pulled b&c and checked and it read about 15200. According to Madsens site w/o b&c the 460 should read about 13500...
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    Chain sharpening with Northern Tool sharpener

    I just received my chain sharpener from Northern Tool (part # 193020). I have never used a sharpener before. While reading the manual it says for a .325 , .063 (Stihl RM) chain the vise angle (filing angle) should be at 30 and the top plate angle should be 60 deg. My Stihl manual says these...
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    Help!! New MS310 won't start

    OK, I will tell him to let it sit overnight with the plug out and then try it in the morning with no choke (the notch above choke) and see if it will pop. If not, then he can try it with choke. If still no pop, then he can try holding the throttle wide open and see if he can get a pop. If all...
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