MS 280 vs MS 290

[Walnut]

I need to replace my cylinder and piston on my MS280 . Cant find an aftermarket kit for the 280 which is 46mm.I found a kit for a MS290 that is 46mm.Can someone tell me if it will work? I can buy it from Stihl,but I might as well buy a brand new saw for what that would cost.Thanks

There were a lot of problems with the 280s roasting top ends, if I remember right. I think it was cause by weak av? (Correct me if I'm wrong) causing the intake boot to crack.


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[AKDoug]

I need to replace my cylinder and piston on my MS280 . Cant find an aftermarket kit for the 280 which is 46mm.I found a kit for a MS290 that is 46mm.Can someone tell me if it will work? I can buy it from Stihl,but I might as well buy a brand new saw for what that would cost.Thanks

It won't work.

 

[SawTroll]

There were a lot of problems with the 280s roasting top ends, if I remember right. I think it was cause by weak av? (Correct me if I'm wrong) causing the intake boot to crack.

I understand that weak AV combined with pulling on the rear handle when the saw (bar) got pinched would lead to ruptured seals, or maybe it was the intake - memory is a bit weak.

Doing that is of course NO-NO with any saw, but worse when the AV is weak.

 

[SawTroll]

The 290 is Stihl's #1 selling saw. There are a ton of parts out there for these saws OEM and aftermarket. There are not many aftermarket parts for the 280. Most parts are dealer only.

Only in the US - it wasn't offered at all here (nor was the 310, only the 390 from that "family"), and I don't think they sold many outside the US at all.

 

[Gswillis54]

Thanks AKDoug