562 xp ms 362 c m

[moondoggie]

New 562 xp. Ten tanks of gas.... I cut 1.5 cords of firewood this morning... Cutting some filthy logs shut saw off to change chain. It won't start...fires up for a second and dies. Over and over. The time I started before I shut it off I pushed the air purge and it had a funny flat spot of a click or pop if that makes any since. I am going to dealer in morning. I had to finished cutting with my 3.5 year old 445. Not happy any ideas till the morning g...

 

[Brentc]

Yeah it's orange and white and starts with a 3! Muwhaha JK maybe flooded bad, sometimes my 455 does that. I just pull the plug and let it sit for a few.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[bigbluram]

Like I said before stihl saws may not cut as fast but at least they start and all the screws don't fall out !!

 

[MustangMike]

MD - Good luck resolving your problem. None of my saws have purge bubbles, so I can't help ya.

BB - Get that 460 ported, you won't complain about speed or grunt.

 

[sunfish]

He needs to update this thread. Per his other thread, the problem was operator error, saw was flooded.

 

[moondoggie]

He needs to update this thread. Per his other thread, the problem was operator error, saw was flooded.

Ya some idiot flooded it........

 

[moondoggie]

It started fine this morning. I was hot and tired yesterday. Guess I pulled with the choke on once or twice I dont know....cut a cord like a maniac early this morning

 

[M&Rtree]

Stihls have hot start issues down here in Florida a lot. 660's,036's,manual carb 362's. I still use them. Just got to learn the saw and what they like in different weather to start.

 

[MustangMike]

Glad U got it worked out and running well, they are nice saws! I had troubles with my starting my 362 C, but thankfully the reset procedure seems to have cured it.

 

[moondoggie]

Glad U got it worked out and running well, they are nice saws! I had troubles with my starting my 362 C, but thankfully the reset procedure seems to have cured it.

I have cut 10 or 11 cords since last week with no issues. Guess I pushed the wrong buttons for a brief moment in time. I believe I will not do that again

 

[pro94lt]

Good for you moondoggie at least you didn't throw it out of a tree or put it behind a skidder tire...

 

[moondoggie]

 

[moondoggie]

Got a question. Sharpened my chains for my 562. Dressed the bar. Checked air filter. It was wet with gas. Why? A

 

[pro94lt]

Hadn't you been flooding it?

 

[moondoggie]

Did one time.....about two tanks ago...

 

[moondoggie]

I am pretty sure I killed it by choking it once. I used a friends 362 earlier. You push the Stihl up to shut it off....

 

[moondoggie]

Saw runs fine. Just hard to start sometimes. I know how to start it properly we all know the steps right. If its warm lift switch up/choke up then immediately back down. Pull starter. Should start. Before they changed tank vent gas was making the air filter wet. I had it stored bar facing down. I stopped storing that way now and filter is still wet. I really dont know why the filter is wet. This happens last week so I cleaned air filter best I could let it air dry left cover off saw. Two hours later when I was done splitting put filter back in saw started right up. Today didn't have time for filter to dry so I pulled filter off and started saw. Put filter back on pulled throttle it reved then died three or four times this happens then it started working correctly. Shut it off several times and it started right up

 

[Chris-PA]

Is it wet right after you shut the saw off, or only after it sits a while?

 

[sunfish]

Your checking the filter too much. Just put oil & gas in it and cut wood...

 

[SawTroll]

I usually recommend the 44 micron orange bodied nylon mesh filters, unless the user is in very dusty conditions - but gas soaking just shouldn't happen....
.....

That statement originally was mine - cool that you "adopted" it!