DaveCA
ArboristSite Member
Sorry for the dumb question and long post and all the whining, but from what I have heard about these saws since I've bought it is that they are cold blooded/boggy and that it's probably Stihl's best saw, HUH? It sure is a nice saw when it runs for a few seconds or 3 minutes sometimes. I have other Stihls that are great saws, but i have grown to hate this one.
It would be great if some expert Stihl person here can tell me how to fix it.
I have a problem with this saw always dying and being doggy/slow response, warm or cold, runs strong under load, but quite often it aacts like it bog out of cut, doesnt help to do anything different with the throttle but occassionally it helps to hold it wide open for a few seconds at full speed out of cut (I don't like doing that) to keep it going, sometimesthat works for another minute or two . It has always ran like this since new. My dealer, when it was new, told me to it run some more, it's a little lean and it will get better. That was two years ago, It took all the patience I could muster to run about 6~7 half tanks of fuel through it.
I've been using my larger saws that run correctly. Last fall I forgot how mad I was at this saw so I could look at it again, took it back to dealer. I didn't realize the warranty expired 2 months prior. They worked on it for free anyway, said the fuel inlet valve lever was a little off. I made a couple cuts and parked for winter. It acted a little cold blooded as always.
This spring i put fresh fuel in it again, same problem. I dump and run the old out before parking it each time. Always use recommended oil and big name premuim fuel less than 1 month old from busy gas stations. I tried adjusting it (has limiter on H screw), the air filter is clean, the exhaust screen is clean, the vent filter is clean, the chain is sharp and looks new because it is new and I always run a sharp chain.
Except when new I never take any of my equipment to dealer for anything, I am an all around mechanic myself.
I am getting a fuel line and filter, but I want to check the carb out too. They say all the books for the 020 are the same as for the 200, I don't think so.
I have the three cad plated screws removed from the handle assembly, two carb retaining nuts off, choke lever off, fuel line off, carb vent elbow off, hard rubber cover over the adj screws off, air filter and shroud under it off, starter cover off and clutch/bar cover and bar and chain off.
My problem is that I can't see how to disconnect the throttle link from the throttle lever on the carb.
Can some one who has done it before tell me how to remove the throttle link so I can remove the carb so I can check it?
Thanks very much for expereienced help fixing this saw and restoring my faith in Stihl.
It would be great if some expert Stihl person here can tell me how to fix it.
I have a problem with this saw always dying and being doggy/slow response, warm or cold, runs strong under load, but quite often it aacts like it bog out of cut, doesnt help to do anything different with the throttle but occassionally it helps to hold it wide open for a few seconds at full speed out of cut (I don't like doing that) to keep it going, sometimesthat works for another minute or two . It has always ran like this since new. My dealer, when it was new, told me to it run some more, it's a little lean and it will get better. That was two years ago, It took all the patience I could muster to run about 6~7 half tanks of fuel through it.
I've been using my larger saws that run correctly. Last fall I forgot how mad I was at this saw so I could look at it again, took it back to dealer. I didn't realize the warranty expired 2 months prior. They worked on it for free anyway, said the fuel inlet valve lever was a little off. I made a couple cuts and parked for winter. It acted a little cold blooded as always.
This spring i put fresh fuel in it again, same problem. I dump and run the old out before parking it each time. Always use recommended oil and big name premuim fuel less than 1 month old from busy gas stations. I tried adjusting it (has limiter on H screw), the air filter is clean, the exhaust screen is clean, the vent filter is clean, the chain is sharp and looks new because it is new and I always run a sharp chain.
Except when new I never take any of my equipment to dealer for anything, I am an all around mechanic myself.
I am getting a fuel line and filter, but I want to check the carb out too. They say all the books for the 020 are the same as for the 200, I don't think so.
I have the three cad plated screws removed from the handle assembly, two carb retaining nuts off, choke lever off, fuel line off, carb vent elbow off, hard rubber cover over the adj screws off, air filter and shroud under it off, starter cover off and clutch/bar cover and bar and chain off.
My problem is that I can't see how to disconnect the throttle link from the throttle lever on the carb.
Can some one who has done it before tell me how to remove the throttle link so I can remove the carb so I can check it?
Thanks very much for expereienced help fixing this saw and restoring my faith in Stihl.
