abramj
Just an average Joe
Walked into a shop looking for a stop switch and spring for my 015L Top Handle, and walked out with a MS391 project....
Best I can tell, it's missing the top cover, carburetor, and possibly a few other small bits in that area. Story from the shop was the carb went bad, owner brought in, shop ordered carb, replaced, sent home with owner.. Repeat three times... Shop makes deal on new saw, tosses 391 in back. they offered to sell me a new carb, but they would need to order it as the one off this was not back from Stihl, as they were sending them back under warranty. I walked out with this saw (no bar or clutch drum/driver), and a top cover from a 291 (didn't match it up, just thought we grabbed the correct one) for $20.00 buckaroos. Saw is a 2014 model, looks in excellent condition. Good compression, piston has no marks.
So, I'm wondering why this saw ate so many carbs? Can I find a used carb at a decent price? Or did I just blow 20 bucks on a lousy boat anchor?
Thoughts?
Best I can tell, it's missing the top cover, carburetor, and possibly a few other small bits in that area. Story from the shop was the carb went bad, owner brought in, shop ordered carb, replaced, sent home with owner.. Repeat three times... Shop makes deal on new saw, tosses 391 in back. they offered to sell me a new carb, but they would need to order it as the one off this was not back from Stihl, as they were sending them back under warranty. I walked out with this saw (no bar or clutch drum/driver), and a top cover from a 291 (didn't match it up, just thought we grabbed the correct one) for $20.00 buckaroos. Saw is a 2014 model, looks in excellent condition. Good compression, piston has no marks.
So, I'm wondering why this saw ate so many carbs? Can I find a used carb at a decent price? Or did I just blow 20 bucks on a lousy boat anchor?
Thoughts?