Hey question about buying a used echo. I always hear about adjusting the rich setting when you buy one. My question is what if I buy one used and the previous owner never did this? Is it more pron to blowing up, or as long as its still running its good to go and just adjust it right away when i get it?
Just keep your Grey er I mean copycat orange glasses on. I have run both saws and I'll stick to my statement. I have a 250 that is 7yrs old and no problems. Sorry Echoes just dont last that long if used.
I'd do a compression test or pull the muffler and have a look if possible on any used saw. Steve
Around 150 to 155 is good , 140 on the low side with a good tester. With the muffler off the piston should be fairly smooth with minor vertical lines OK and the rings loose . Scoring is easy to seem , most times the rings will be stuck in the grooves. Steve
The CS400 is rated for 300 hours, the Stihl MS250 is rated for 50 hours I think. Says a lot about the quality of these 2 saws. Cutting speed should be close, keep in mind either you or your dealer will need the pull the limiter caps and adjust richer on the Echo for sure, it might run without adjusting but will be gutless and might burn up from being to lean. Steve
Does anybody have a site that shows pics on how to pull limiter caps? Do you trim the caps or just chuck'em? I have run three tank fulls on the one Echo that I have and was thinking of tuning the high side as soon as my tach shows up.
Echo CS-400 made in Japan/USA
Stihl MS-250 made in China
The Echo is a well made quality saw. :greenchainsaw:
Echo CS-400 made in Japan/USA
Stihl MS-250 made in China
The Echo is a well made quality saw. :greenchainsaw:
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