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Hi everyone,
I bought a MS211 in used/not working condition with the claim that it had bogging/carburettor issues... oh boy did I let myself in for a ride. I was shown the saw when I first bought it, it would idle pretty well, however even the slightest amount of pressure on the throttle and it was instantly bogging (Without bar/chain).
I initially saw that it was CAKED in dirt, I mean I've had to literally peel sheets of sawdust and oil gunk off everything, it's shocking to see something left in such a bad condition, but hey, that didn't fix anything. I then looked at my exhaust and port to see if something is blocked, It doesn't have a mesh screen like I've seen with a lot of saws on YouTube, the muffler was completely hollow, and the exhaust port only had a tiny amount of black 'soot' which was wiped off. I then looked at the cylinder to see that it hadn't been scored, which was a relief I'll admit.
The carburettor was obviously my next port of call. I took the original one off, stripped it down and soaked it in cleaner to try and remove any lodged dirt in the system, which when I replaced it in the saw, worked for about 3 pulls... max revs and everything! Obviously it had to stop working after that, and the condition of running deteriorated from there, so I decided to change the carb altogether. I've replaced it with a cheap eBay carb because I'm not willing to drop money on genuine products if the saw is totalled, however It's now in the worst condition I've seen it.
When it finally starts, it barely idles, it chuffs blue-ish smoke, any amount of throttle makes it bog instantly.
Any advice? - Connor
I bought a MS211 in used/not working condition with the claim that it had bogging/carburettor issues... oh boy did I let myself in for a ride. I was shown the saw when I first bought it, it would idle pretty well, however even the slightest amount of pressure on the throttle and it was instantly bogging (Without bar/chain).
I initially saw that it was CAKED in dirt, I mean I've had to literally peel sheets of sawdust and oil gunk off everything, it's shocking to see something left in such a bad condition, but hey, that didn't fix anything. I then looked at my exhaust and port to see if something is blocked, It doesn't have a mesh screen like I've seen with a lot of saws on YouTube, the muffler was completely hollow, and the exhaust port only had a tiny amount of black 'soot' which was wiped off. I then looked at the cylinder to see that it hadn't been scored, which was a relief I'll admit.
The carburettor was obviously my next port of call. I took the original one off, stripped it down and soaked it in cleaner to try and remove any lodged dirt in the system, which when I replaced it in the saw, worked for about 3 pulls... max revs and everything! Obviously it had to stop working after that, and the condition of running deteriorated from there, so I decided to change the carb altogether. I've replaced it with a cheap eBay carb because I'm not willing to drop money on genuine products if the saw is totalled, however It's now in the worst condition I've seen it.
When it finally starts, it barely idles, it chuffs blue-ish smoke, any amount of throttle makes it bog instantly.
Any advice? - Connor