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I have gone through over a dozen or more carbs since the first 020T came out!
Carb problems are common on small saws, as I understand it.
I have gone through over a dozen or more carbs since the first 020T came out!
I think those carbs are made in ChinaCarb problems are common on small saws, as I understand it.
They often are, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. :msp_unsure:I think those carbs are made in China
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Samson makes a pullstart cord i want to try that.I used parachute cord in a pinch,and remember you can use a boot lace if you are in a jam. Samson-The Strongest Name in Rope, NYLON STARTER CORD
Yup, you can use most anything that fits. That looks like nice stuff. Problem is sometimes the cord breaks and someone ties it again, and repeat that 5 times and you have a very short cord, seen it many times.
the problem I've seen is packed up with pitch and crap and getting hot. That's a lack of maintenance though. I've got two that were run hot as hell and lived through it though. Also coked up mufflers. I want to try opening up some of the internal bracing parts in there that limit flow so bad to the screen hole. That gas has a rough path to get out
Not sure if its a common problem or not, but I am rebuilding a 200t for a friend and it has some light scoring on the intake side. I can only assume its from a little bit of debris coming through the filter. Not sure if its the saws fault though.
On a 200t I had, the metal piece the air filter cover clips onto, broke off and got sucked in.
I agree I keep them in stock.I used to see a lot of mufflers crack and fall apart but not lately.Keep the muffler tight.AV mounts and carbs mostly.
I don't know if this is common or not, but I have had to replace a couple of the oil port flippy caps, no problem with the fuel caps. The oil caps just would not lock down.
From what I've been seeing is mostly Carb issues. Soon after mine broke in it would start up and wouldn't idle. I brought it back under warranty and they put a new Carb on. I was going to fix it myself but wasn't gonna void the warranty. But I just started a new job climbing for a company and they run 200t's there's one just sitting there and starts but just dies out when you try to throttle up. I know its most likely the accelerator pump. I tried to tune it seeing if it was outta wack maybe and it ran good for a little bit and then same dam thing. I'm going to take the carb off and take it home tomorrow night and fix it by JB. Weld. And see if it works out. I'm not gonna bring mine to work there. They have some 338s and 192t's as well but those things are GUT LESS.....
Yeah for sure. I always check line's first for leaks or pinches. Eliminate the small things. I have a few rebuild kits here at home so its going to get rebuilt using news gaskets too. But other wise 200ts are the cat as$... I love them over huskys. I had a 338xpt and there just nose heavy and not balanced well. Plus the stihls are just unstoppable in most cases.
With out a doubt flippys are the weakest linki think most of the issues have been covered here...
Starter definitely, sometimes the cord, sometimes the pawls, sometimes the pulley. lots of guys do crank them full blast before the palls even engage. Good operators ease the start handle out until the pawls engage, then kind of do a sideways or normal drop start. both methods take the same amount of time/effort, but one sure reduces a lot of strain on the starter!
I've seen a lot of snapped off kill switch wires.
AV mounts again, and clutch springs. The clutch side cover in general seems to take quite a beating, the little plastic bits covering the muffler, then the cover doesnt seem to quite fit on like it used to and the chain brake doesnt fit in the same. They might be made of different plastic, the chain brake cover always seems to discolor faster and get brittle faster. I think this part of the saw could be better designed, this is way way behind the metal covers on bigger stihls.
Surprised nobody mentioned flippy caps, but I never have a problem with mine.
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