scored piston

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and looking for some answers. We recently started building handcrafted log homes so I went to the local Stihl dealer and bought a 261 C-M for our notching and small saw work. After using it a few days (less than 10 hours on the saw) it wasn't starting and obviously...

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...

Hi everyone, I’ve been hanging around here a while soaking up all the knowledge you guys are kind enough to share but this is my first post. I’m sorry in advance if this post is a bit long but I just want to give as much information as possible in the hopes that someone can help me. I bought a...

After cutting some firewood, I decided to take off the muffler to see the P&C... Wow...wasn't prepared for that...the piston is scored half way down the piston, on a width of about 5mm. I'm using Sthil HP Ultra. Used this Ultra oil for 4L of gas with 40:1(25ml/1L) ratio. Before that the saw was...

First post, been lurking for a few weeks and reading until my head hurts. Bought my first saw last week, a 1990? Husqvarna 262xp, from Sweden's version of Ebay. I saw that it had the plastic clutch cover and thought it was likely an early model possibly with the hda-87 carb, so I took a chance...