Ok. I have a client's TS500i. He's complaining that it bogs down after a bit of use. Usually about 10 - 30 mins in. Being the person I am. Check all the usual things. Air filter. spark plug, spark arrestor. Empty the gas and put known good mix in. Take off the muffler and have a peek inside the chamber and piston (I have a bore scope for this, so I'm not looking at a limited amount of cylinder). All looks good. BUT! It's go the M-Tronic fuel/ignition system. I check the leads to the connectors and none of them pull out like people have suggested is a problem.
So, I make a request to get an MDG-1. Another location has one. But, it's the only one we have in Quebec, and they didn't want to transfer it (although it's company property). Long story. I eventually get it transferred which took about a month. Because they kept asking "Do you REALLY need it?". I get it. It's expensive. I'm the new guy (only been with the company for 7 months. But, in 7 months. I cleared a 3 year backlog in 6 weeks (this is for a rental company). I'm also learning most of this on the fly as I'm actually an automotive mechanic. But, I digress. I finally get the MDG-1. Get the I.T. department to eventually give me access to install the software for it (another week). So, I've had client's saw for about 5 weeks now. It was never set up by whoever sold it to them (entirely possible it could have been us before I started working there). . PDI was never done. So, no serial number was entered. I have to manually select the product it is (it's the last on the list BTW).
I've got 2 code 0812 faults in it's history "injection valve temporarily without function". The MDG-1 let me test it, and it checked out fine. So, I start tracing wires. I found that a hold down for the wire/s for Part number "4250 400 5802". had chewed through the sheath and exposed the bare wire.
I managed to do a factory reset. But, now I have to calibrate the saw. The MDG-1 will only let me calibrate it if I provide a serial number. Unfortunately, that sticker is long gone. Get's water soaked, peels off and gets lost. The other method that was suggested was that I run I start the saw and warm it up at full throttle for 100 seconds. Let it idle for 3 seconds Run it at full throttle for another 100 seconds (repeat for 3 cycles).
Is there any truth to this?
So, I make a request to get an MDG-1. Another location has one. But, it's the only one we have in Quebec, and they didn't want to transfer it (although it's company property). Long story. I eventually get it transferred which took about a month. Because they kept asking "Do you REALLY need it?". I get it. It's expensive. I'm the new guy (only been with the company for 7 months. But, in 7 months. I cleared a 3 year backlog in 6 weeks (this is for a rental company). I'm also learning most of this on the fly as I'm actually an automotive mechanic. But, I digress. I finally get the MDG-1. Get the I.T. department to eventually give me access to install the software for it (another week). So, I've had client's saw for about 5 weeks now. It was never set up by whoever sold it to them (entirely possible it could have been us before I started working there). . PDI was never done. So, no serial number was entered. I have to manually select the product it is (it's the last on the list BTW).
I've got 2 code 0812 faults in it's history "injection valve temporarily without function". The MDG-1 let me test it, and it checked out fine. So, I start tracing wires. I found that a hold down for the wire/s for Part number "4250 400 5802". had chewed through the sheath and exposed the bare wire.
I managed to do a factory reset. But, now I have to calibrate the saw. The MDG-1 will only let me calibrate it if I provide a serial number. Unfortunately, that sticker is long gone. Get's water soaked, peels off and gets lost. The other method that was suggested was that I run I start the saw and warm it up at full throttle for 100 seconds. Let it idle for 3 seconds Run it at full throttle for another 100 seconds (repeat for 3 cycles).
Is there any truth to this?
