yeah i know i rushed into that one, i've been watching the 660's on ebay and local for a while now, last time one was up for sale local was probably 3-4 months ago. the sad part is i had a bad feeling as soon as i hit that bid button then hoped someone would out bid me. at this point i'm kicking myself for not picking the one off the dealers shelf. at this point i'm leaning more toward sending the saw back and continuing the hunt for a better saw.
so i got the 660 in today and couldnt wait to try it out, but had to run out the door before i could. but before i did i noticied the felling dawgs were mis matched, then found the oil plug was mangled and even had a hole in it. then continued to look and found hey theres no air filter ether. while i was out i couldnt help but wonder what else was wrong. i came back and started it up thankfully it did. i let it idle for a little bit shut er off and took it inside for a compression test. compression read 130psi after maybe 10 seconds of running and then a couple minutes for me to bring it downstairs and prep it for compression testing. so my question is do i return it? ask to be refunded some to get the parts fixed or just leave it be and chaulk it up to a learning experience?
this is why i like coming here, i got so stuck on the appearence so badly i overlooked pulling the muffler.
the piston shot got kind of blurred out but there are some light marks on the piston.
I can buy new for 980.00 why spend so much for used ? People spend to much for saws on ebay. I did get two saws so far this year but always figure putting money in them. Got one know waiting for piston.
Then I would just send it back. Ebay will side with you, as they should. You have been slightly screwed over IMO. Just give the guy a chance to make it right with you before you hit him with a neg or anything like that. Does the guy sell alot of saws? If not, maybe he got it at an auction and never looked at the filter. Could happen, but not likely. Tell him all the different problems and ask him how he wants to try to resolve it. It has a crack in the filter cover also just in case you did'nt notice. 130 comp is getting low. If your reading is accurate, then that saws been ran hard.
that was actually one of the reasons i went with the guy, there were a lot of saws sold and a lot of parts purchased, i figured at the worst the guy may have done some work on it to fix it up so i was betting it was a safe risk... this is why i never gamble.....
also the compression tester is only 3 months old and one of the ones recomended on here.
I would not have been happy with that price/condition.
130 psi is low, not "good" compression. No air-filter might be the reason. It's pretty hard to tell from just the pics, but the cylinder looks kind of scored.
Nothing in the ad mentioned the cracked cover, missing air-filter, other issues. Let's rewrite the ad, now that you can see the actual condition From:
STIHL MS 660 CHAINSAW THIS IS A GOOD RUNNING SAW HAS A NICE 25" BAR AND CHAIN, COMPRESSION IS GOOD OILER WORKS GOOD NORMAL WEAR NO RESERVE $25 SHIPPING IN THE 48 STATES I SHIP WITH IN ONE DAY OF PAYMENT LOCAL PICK UP IS OK ALSO
To:
STIHL MS 660 CHAINSAW THIS IS A RUNNING SAW HAS A NICE 25" BAR AND CHAIN, COMPRESSION IS an ok 130 psi, OILER WORKS GOOD Plenty of NORMAL WEAR, cracked cover, missing airfilter, bad oil cap. NO RESERVE $25 SHIPPING IN THE 48 STATES I SHIP WITH IN ONE DAY OF PAYMENT LOCAL PICK UP IS OK ALSO
If it was advertised correctly, would you and the other bidders have run it up to $690?
I think I would negotiate with the seller for a discount, or else refund it. Looks like about a $400 saw to me, but the market is a little goofy at the moment.
just ran another comp test with it being dead cold is pulling 125#
it does say no returns however its covered under the buyer protections program by ebay.
No such thing on ebay now as "no returns"..
dont matter what the ad says..
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