Am I going crazy or is my MS361 getting significantly stronger after 20 or so tanks of fuel? I was blown away when I got this saw (probably because I was coming from 30 year old 028) but now it truly seems to hold higher revs and gut through full bar (20") cuts like it didn't do when it was new. Is this to be expected or am I sniffing too much of my own exhaust?
Am I crazy?
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Rotax Robert
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your saw is breaking in and if you don't richin it up a bit it will be breaking. You may be going a little lean so I would be checking it, tach it, retune it etc.
Rotax
Rotax
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Like Robert said... all new saws will do this during break in period. Wait till you get a muffler mod on that 361... Then the fun begins!
Gary
Gary
Gary and all...
Who did your muffler mod and what kind of improvement can a feller (pun intended) expect? What kind of bucks for the mod? This 361 is my new best friend. If it gets opened up a bit I'm hoping/thinking it will stop me from thinking of a 440. I love how light the 361 is.
Who did your muffler mod and what kind of improvement can a feller (pun intended) expect? What kind of bucks for the mod? This 361 is my new best friend. If it gets opened up a bit I'm hoping/thinking it will stop me from thinking of a 440. I love how light the 361 is.
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Do your own... Search this site for 361+muffler
sawinredneck
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Not sure, it may come to me:monkey:
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Guaranteed my muffler looks just like it! 
Gary
Gary
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Repeat after me... Prices will go up by a factor of 10X if you guys don't start doing your own!
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Andy... no kiddin'... I just did about 15 different searches, and I can't find your thread for doin' the muffler on the 361???
I even searched by all threads started by you, and na-da. weird.
Gary
I even searched by all threads started by you, and na-da. weird.
Gary
The link is on page two of this thread I started a while back.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=36541&highlight=DIY
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=36541&highlight=DIY
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Thanks Four Paws...
Gary
Gary
RaisedByWolves
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Here, now its on page one of this thread.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=33528&page=2
Cant have enough good links.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=33528&page=2
Cant have enough good links.
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Cool RBW!!!
Gary
Gary
SawTroll
Information Collector
Like Rotax said!
Over here, the good dealers ask us to return with the saw after about 10 litres (about 15 tanks) for a retune etc (no cost).
It is very good advice!
Over here, the good dealers ask us to return with the saw after about 10 litres (about 15 tanks) for a retune etc (no cost).
It is very good advice!
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Few yr. back, don't remember where, though, I read that after roughly ten tanks of fuel a new saw would begin to run at full power, not til then til everything seats real nice. I tried to tell on my last new saw, 036 Pro, and thought I could but might've been imagining it. Took it in, however, had the dealer check it out after ten tanks just so I wouldn't be burning up a new saw for over $500. I might've read it in the owner's manual.... Makes sense.
