fix'n a MS291

[JYC]

Now up here in the great white north, if you bugger the piston and sleeve on a MS291, the replacement parts are pretty close to a new saw. So, does anyone have options for my 'saw in a box'? Or am I just going to let it rest under the bench until some aftermarket parts appear? The jug is way beyond cleaning up, I tried.

 

[irhunter]

I have a 291 in the same condition (in a box waiting for Hyway to make a piston).

Parts availability partly depends on if you have an old- or new-style 291. The old has a bolt-on intake...and, I believe, AM parts are more available.

I have the new-style saw...and, I think only Little Red Barn sells pistons.

Roy

 

[JYC]

I have the new style as well. Plus i need both the jug and the piston.

 

[irhunter]

LRB has full top kits for the new-style MS271...I bet it is just a matter of time until they get around to the 291.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I think that's why Stihl changes their saws occasionally, it throws the Chinese copiers off. They'll eventually catch up..