Inside the MS462C

[blsnelling]

These pics come to us by way of @StephK87 from Germany. He was kind enough to void his warranty and send us these pics. Not only that, he will be porting this saw ASAP and gutting the stratos, Snellerized Style. I can't wait to see how this thing runs! It looks like a cross between a MS261CII and a MS661C.

Stephen's initial comments are that it's as light as a MS362, as strong as a MS461 but with better acceleration, and much better handling than a MS441.

13.18# dry.

I LOVE the dawgs!

Looks like a 661 muffler.

Look at the angle of the exhaust port!

 

[blsnelling]

Check out the molded in diverter!

I can hear it just screaming, "Gut me, gut me, gut me!!!"

 

[blsnelling]

That's an odd shaped piston!

Why in the world did they cant the exhaust port like this?!

 

[bayard]

good to see you back into a saw!

 

[porsche965]

Like water down a drain air makes more velocity swirled. That would be my thought on slanting openings like the exhaust.

If only you could strap a camera on a molecule to see it's travel through the intake, engine and out the exhaust....

 

[blsnelling]

good to see you back into a saw!

This saw belongs to @StephK87

 

[alexcagle]

What's he measuring in inches for? lol
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Is it me, or does that cylinder look like it's had a little bit of water ran through it? It's streaked up more than a new saw should be, and the piston top edge looks a bit rough.

 

[blsnelling]

What's he measuring in inches for? lol
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Is it me, or does that cylinder look like it's had a little bit of water ran through it? It's streaked up more than a new saw should be, and the piston top edge looks a bit rough.

For me

Those marks in the cylinder are typical.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Looks like they upped the game.....

 

[drf255]

Pretty cool Brad. Hope you're feeling well.

 

[El Moobs]

This thread would have been 20 pages long a few years ago.

Sad.....

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Very interesting indeed. Thanks to owner and Brad for pics.

Video I seen looks like a winner even in stock form.

 

[Stihl 041S]

This thread would have been 20 pages long a few years ago.

Sad.....

Sorta hard to believe isn't it.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Easy answer. Forums are considered old school now. Everything has went social media groups.

 

[nenicu]

Thanks for the pics boys. It looks like Brad is OK. We should remember the ones who started this new wave: Zenoah Komatsu from Japan.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Didn't know that......or what they are......I'm old

 

[retro]

I guess I'm old-school then... social medias look like a dumbing-down tool to me. Thanks for sharing Brad! Hope you are healing up and comfortable!

I'm intrigued by the shape of that exhaust port too... gotta be something to it that I'm missing..? I wonder if the design was purposeful, to make it harder to rework by modders/porters?

As a new owner (just a week old, I wouldn't even let the dealer start it!) of a 2017 MS 261 non-CM-tronic carbed model, I'm also a bit put back by the condition of that cylinder bore and piston! I had no idea scuffing in the bore is typical... Do you guys think they get scuffed during run-in at the factory? Or are they scuffing on initial startup after they are sold...?

Thanks again, love this forum!

 

[Stihl 041S]

Thanks for the pics boys. It looks like Brad is OK. We should remember the ones who started this new wave: Zenoah Komatsu from Japan.

Yeah. A lot of thermal imaging, FEA and nice mold work.

 

[Stihl 041S]

I guess I'm old-school then... social medias look like a dumbing-down tool to me. Thanks for sharing Brad! Hope you are healing up and comfortable!

I'm intrigued by the shape of that exhaust port too... gotta be something to it that I'm missing..? I wonder if the design was purposeful, to make it harder to rework by modders/porters?

As a new owner (just a week old, I wouldn't even let the dealer start it!) if a 2017 MS 261 non-CM-tronic carbed model, I'm also a bit put back by the condition of that cylinder bore and piston! I had no idea scuffing in the bore is typical... Do you guys think they get scuffed during run-in at the factory? Or are they scuffing on initial startup...?

Thanks again, love this forum!

It's the little things. They all add up.
It's all about flow.

 

[Ironworker]

Hey Brad, I've been out of the loop, what happened to you, I hope you're doing good.