New Stihl MS362RCM for me tomorrow

[DexterDay]

Thanks for the info, but if we both ran the Stihl, I don't think that is the answer.

When did you get your saw? Did you run it in the winter? Did you leave it on Start for a bit to warm it up?

If half was Stihl? Then that would make a difference. The other half was Belray.

I got it around the end of April. Never leave it in "Start". Just to start it. Once it starts. It normally will idle for an eternity.


Also, I use 87 octane.

 

[DexterDay]

@MustangMike - How many tanks have you ran? What octane?

 

[KenJax Tree]

What Amsoil are you gonna use Mike sorry if i missed it?

 

[Mastermind]

Sorry, I missed that question, Stihl synthetic at 50:1, with hi test (93).

Please......please......please do not run this saw on 50:1 when you get it back.

 

[KG441c]

I had a fellow here who helped me with oil when I first started here on AS. He ask me to hold his name and Ill honor his request. He told me to use amsoil and half stihl because the stihl would help clean better than the amsoil alone.I see no point in using the mix now as its easier using h1r with excellent results

 

[KenJax Tree]

We used Amsoil Saber at 40:1 for a few years with zero carbon build up

 

[KG441c]

We used Amsoil Saber at 40:1 for a few years with zero carbon build up

Guess I didnt hold my mouth right when I mixed???? I didnt see carbon but I saw a thick sooty builup. Switched to h1r and only a oily film left and clean as a bell

 

[MustangMike]

What Amsoil are you gonna use Mike sorry if i missed it?

It is the Sabre.

 

[MustangMike]

I think the difference between my saw and Dex is that my saw was run in the winter. When you start it in cold weather, you have to leave it on Start for a bit, or it will stall when you pull the trigger. Perhaps I overdid it a few times (like having too much choke). That would also explain why my 044 and 362 muffs look so different.

 

[KG441c]

Mike, ive let my saw idle for minutes on recalibrations and never seen that? Not sure whats goin on there?

 

[Mike from Maine]

So since this is an oil thread...

One of those 379 ml bottles of h1r in 3.2 gallons of gas would yield a 32:1 ratio?


...not cheap stuff.

 

[KG441c]

4oz to 1 gal

 

[KG441c]

12.81oz or 379ml to 3.2 gal. For 32:1

 

[Mastermind]

So since this is an oil thread...

One of those 379 ml bottles of h1r in 3.2 gallons of gas would yield a 32:1 ratio?


...not cheap stuff.

Saws ain't cheap either Mike. I think good oil, and plenty of it is cheap by comparison.

I played the oil and fuel game when I first got into saws seriously. I'm done with that crap........I've found the oil, and the gas, that I'm gonna use.

 

[MustangMike]

Randy, Sorry for the dirty piston top, but other than that, how is my Baby doing? (I'll hijack this thread back)

 

[Mastermind]

Oh........it's in great shape. Even cleaned the piston, and combustion chamber.

Do you have an air compressor?

 

[dl5205]

I've switched to liter bottles, but it's neat how those 379 ml bottles work. Mixed with 3.2 gal yields 32: 1, 3.6 gal = 36: 1, 4.0 gal for 40: 1, etc.

 

[KG441c]

What caused the buildup Randy?

 

[MustangMike]

Oh........it's in great shape. Even cleaned the piston, and combustion chamber.

Do you have an air compressor?

No, but the guy next door does if I need one.

 

[Mastermind]

What caused the buildup Randy?

I'm thinking it was space aliens.

No, but the guy next door does if I need one.

I'd blow the dust out of the units after every few hours of service.......that will cut down on accumulated crud over a period of years. It's amazing how fast it builds up......