Is the MS200 carburetor an embarrassment to Stihl engineering, or what?

[lone wolf]

I just pulled out a new never seen wood MS 200T that had ethonol gas in the tank and tried to run it and it ran like crap. now I bought some VP 94 octane non Ethanol gas and dumped all the saws out and put some good gas and mix in all of them that sit all winter so they all don't crap out on me in the spring. I did notice some water when the old gas was being dumped from a pan.

 

[Chris-PA]

Zama C1Q series off a 200T.

I just looked at a C1Q off of a PoulanPro 262 (i.e. a Wild Thing), which has an accelerator pump just like the ones on the Walros, and nothing like that 200T carb.

How do you say "this isn't complicated enough" in German?

 

[lone wolf]

I just looked at a C1Q off of a PoulanPro 262 (i.e. a Wild Thing), which has an accelerator pump just like the ones on the Walros, and nothing like that 200T carb.

How do you say "this isn't complicated enough" in German?

"Das ist nicht kompliziert genug" in deutscher Sprache

 

[lone wolf]

I just looked at a C1Q off of a PoulanPro 262 (i.e. a Wild Thing), which has an accelerator pump just like the ones on the Walros, and nothing like that 200T carb.

How do you say "this isn't complicated enough" in German?

Call the maker tomorrow and ask a tech where it is.

 

[Chris-PA]

Call the maker tomorrow and ask a tech where it is.

? I know where it is on the C1Q I have, it's just quite different from the picture. Maybe I misunderstood your comment.

 

[lone wolf]

? I know where it is on the C1Q I have, it's just quite different from the picture. Maybe I misunderstood your comment.

Are you trying to block it off and dont know where?

 

[LegDeLimber]

don't forget about that sold only through stihl dealers or something of that sort, in the Zama catalog.
What with Stihl owning them, it's probably worse than all those bastard engines that Tecumseh
built for Sears.

 

[lone wolf]

don't forget about that sold only through stihl dealers or something of that sort, in the Zama catalog.
What with Stihl owning them, it's probably worse than all those bastard engines that Tecumseh
built for Sears.

Chinese anyway they prob cost Stihl 10.00 or less.

 

[juttree]

I've done atleast 8-10 of these carbs with the JB welded method and it worked on all but one. I did notice that you have to make sure to push the JB welded into the passage to make sure it's actually blocked off and not just covered. Did one that didn't work so I pulled the weld out and packed it a little better and it was fine after that. Also, clean the passage real good and don't pump the throttle until the weld has hardened or any gas in the carb will be pushed into the welded area.

 

[Chris-PA]

Are you trying to block it off and dont know where?

Oh, no I was just curious as to what failed on the 200t carbs, and knew that many other carbs have accel pumps that work fine.

 

[lone wolf]

Oh, no I was just curious as to what failed on the 200t carbs, and knew that many other carbs have accel pumps that work fine.

The pumps always seem to fail in about a year.

 

[juttree]

I think a lot of the reason for so much 200t accelerator pump failure is the amount of use. I know that in any given day I might pull the throttle on my 200 a million times. Well that might be a SLIGHT exaggeration. But seriously, it's a lot.

 

[Chris-PA]

I think a lot of the reason for so much 200t accelerator pump failure is the amount of use. I know that in any given day I might pull the throttle on my 200 a million times. Well that might be a SLIGHT exaggeration. But seriously, it's a lot.

Probably so, but it appears there is a design difference too, and I was wondering how that played in.

 

[juttree]

Probably so, but it appears there is a design difference too, and I was wondering how that played in.

I'm sure your right.