Dan_IN_MN
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Another general tip: some saws (and other 2-cycle engines for that matter) start better with a rapid, sudden pull than a moderate pull.
Good POINT!
Another general tip: some saws (and other 2-cycle engines for that matter) start better with a rapid, sudden pull than a moderate pull.
Another general tip: some saws (and other 2-cycle engines for that matter) start better with a rapid, sudden pull than a moderate pull.
Good POINT!
Did it start or not or
I will and I am not going to tell them about the test until they can not get it started.take it back to the dealer and have them take a look at it. Watch them start it and see if they are doing anything different than you.
Tell me about it I have been trying to talk myself out of a MUFF MOD all day long.On a side note if you keep hanging out around here there is know way the saw will make it 4 years threw a warranty before you do some mods to the saw:msp_sneaky:
And you may very well be right about me doing a Muff Mod to the STIHL, but I will have to get another muffle to hack-up, and hold onto the factory one just in case I need warranty work done. I would simply switch the Muffles and re-adjust the mixture screws to factory settings before taking it in. But if STIHL is as good as they say it should out last the warranty anyway(?).
No I do not have a video camera, but I could try and use my sister's cellphone to take pictures one at a time and I go real slow and then people could flip fast through them.Say thetexasrat! Have you a video camera that you can film of the STIHL MS 290 Farm Boss chainsaw starting? AS folks are keenly interested in seeing videos of chainsaws and all.
I will not bother telling them that I tested it but I will give them the advise y'all have shared with me just in case they are not as smart as y'all are. Again I am new to STIHL saws myself but you think a factory rep mechanic should be up to par on them.Sounds like a decent idea, problem is, after the MM you need to re-adjust the carb or they usually run lean. I don't think the limiter caps will let you richen it up enough after the mod. So if you go poppin the caps off, you're back to square one as far as warranty goes.
Sounds to me like your saw might have a pinched fuel line, or a problem with the impulse line. Could be just lean on the L screw, but usually you can atleast get it going, or wet the plug. I wouldn't say anything at all about your testing even if they can't get it to start, if they are worth their salts, they will figure it out.
Over and over in this thread I hear 4 year warranty being tossed around. Stihl advertises 1 year on their website. Double it with a 6 pack of ultra, right? Now were at two yeah? What am I missing?
So did you get it to start and run properly? Let us know what happens so we can learn from your experience!
Tom
So did you get it to start and run properly? Let us know what happens so we can learn from your experience!
Tom
I had to violate rule #18 to answer this for y'all, yet I said I would let y'all know after I had gotten it back. Anyway if I do not answer any future questions again it will be due to Rule #18.
Just to try something, go out and buy some fresh fuel and mix. See how it starts then, and turn your low speed screw to the left a hair.
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