Interesting thing with my MS270

[aljewett]

Nice saw, but I could never get it to idle well. I picked it up at an auction a few years ago. Did all the normal stuff when I first got it; carb rebuild, fresh gas, good spark....check. Idling was an issue, as well as acceleration, so I put it away for awhile.
I got it out last week to cut a neighbour's tree down, and it just kept bogging down. It's gotta be a carb issue. Retanked it, checked all the soft things, all seemed good. Maybe the jets need adjustment. I pulled the limiter caps and while setting it up for a standard setting, I noticed that BOTH jets were bent. WTH?? (Nice thing about Stihl, you can get almost any part) So, new jets installed, standard setting, BOOM. Fixed.
My question; do I need to install new limiter caps? I'm thinking just leave them off.
AJ

 

[atpchas]

I'd leave them off. What advantage do you feel might be realized by installing new ones? I've seen some that make it easier to get a screwdriver properly slotted on a vibrating machine.

 

[ZeroJunk]

You can always take a file, dremel tool , bench grinder, whatever and jus grind the little tit off.

 

[aljewett]

I'd leave them off. What advantage do you feel might be realized by installing new ones? I've seen some that make it easier to get a screwdriver properly slotted on a vibrating machine.

Agreed. But, I read somewhere that because there are no springs on them they couldn’t vibrate in/out.

 

[aljewett]

The 270 is running great. New low/hi screws fixed it. However, the weirdest thing happens; it can sit idling for 2, 5, 10 minutes, and the moment I pick it up it quits. Strange behavior. Has anyone heard/seen this before?

 

[SteveSr]

The 270 is running great. New low/hi screws fixed it. However, the weirdest thing happens; it can sit idling for 2, 5, 10 minutes, and the moment I pick it up it quits. Strange behavior. Has anyone heard/seen this before?

Fuel pooling in the intake manifold?