Howdy,
I have a saw that came back from the shop fine but quit running right after a couple days. A MS200 farting with some kind of carburation/air leak problem that won't develop full RPM's even when pulling the trigger over & over. Guess it's time for a new carb. That's $90 + labor. What carb is needed ?
This is nothing new. The tuneup he just did was $135 & covered lots of unrelated stuff to find and fix the electrical problem, which was that the ground wire had pulled loose when the chain got pinched & I yanked the bar out of the cut. Intermittant short (hard to diagnose, except) that I had listed "electrical problem" on the tag when dropping the saw off at the shop.
He said the fuel line was cracked & squirting gas, so it, the plug, fuel filter & air filter were replaced. Took the carb apart & put it back together since the diaphrams were ok. He only charged me for parts for this process, since it still wouldn't run. Then he checked the wire.
Now my question is: Is it worth it to spend another $135 (total $270) to get get a $650 saw running?
I heard the silicone crank seals can deteriorate from overheating or under the corrosion of ethanol in modern gas & let air in. This would be even more money, and wouldn't be able to be diagnosed until a fresh carb was determined to have no effect. The good thing is, a spare good carb would land in my parts bin.
So much for old MS200's. MS201's can be modded to improve power over a stock saw.
I also just aquired a new MS362 that I would like to ship to a shop to be properly prepared. Nobody in Washington state wants to touch it.
Thanx for the feedback.
Ox
I have a saw that came back from the shop fine but quit running right after a couple days. A MS200 farting with some kind of carburation/air leak problem that won't develop full RPM's even when pulling the trigger over & over. Guess it's time for a new carb. That's $90 + labor. What carb is needed ?
This is nothing new. The tuneup he just did was $135 & covered lots of unrelated stuff to find and fix the electrical problem, which was that the ground wire had pulled loose when the chain got pinched & I yanked the bar out of the cut. Intermittant short (hard to diagnose, except) that I had listed "electrical problem" on the tag when dropping the saw off at the shop.
He said the fuel line was cracked & squirting gas, so it, the plug, fuel filter & air filter were replaced. Took the carb apart & put it back together since the diaphrams were ok. He only charged me for parts for this process, since it still wouldn't run. Then he checked the wire.
Now my question is: Is it worth it to spend another $135 (total $270) to get get a $650 saw running?
I heard the silicone crank seals can deteriorate from overheating or under the corrosion of ethanol in modern gas & let air in. This would be even more money, and wouldn't be able to be diagnosed until a fresh carb was determined to have no effect. The good thing is, a spare good carb would land in my parts bin.
So much for old MS200's. MS201's can be modded to improve power over a stock saw.
I also just aquired a new MS362 that I would like to ship to a shop to be properly prepared. Nobody in Washington state wants to touch it.
Thanx for the feedback.
Ox
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