dogdad
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Planning on buying a 201 this week...is there a date somewhere that shows when it was made to know if you're getting the upgrade?
Thanks!I've heard the new, upgraded version has a sticker on the case in the front of the saw. Usually where the sticker "Made in Germany" is.. I think it will have the make and serial numbers on the sticker as I've seen on our newer saws. Im not a dealer. Just a arborist who plays with saws all day..haha...
Thanks for that info. I thought that perhaps the rev limiter was a little higher. That won't do anything to help performance though. Is there a Serial Number break point? That would be most helpful.The kits supposed to increase the rev limiter from 13,600 to 14,000 or 14,100 supposedly? Also bigger carb for faster throttle response. But all new 201t's made from February 24th of this year already have the kit installed. I priced the kit out at my local dealer at $138.00... if you have both saws, can you see where they stand rev wise? From your vids the saw before and after sounds like its revving a tad higher. But that's all I see. Cut times seem relatively equal.
One of my users would have to answer that. I tune them and send them out the door.Thanks Brad. I am getting similar settings approx. 1-1/8 for the L and 2-1/4 for the H using an early version (pre-upgraded) carburetor. Any richer on the H and the saw bogs down in the cut. All hesitation is now gone thankfully. I do find it hard to tell when the saw is four stroking even in the cut with these rev limited saws.
Also do you notice fuel consumption increases notably after the mods?
.............Is there a Serial Number break point? That would be most helpful.
"Also just wanted to note that it is very easy to just press the limiter pin out of the carb (no drilling required) after the limiter cap is removed. Just need a vice and a slightly smaller pin/punch. After the pin is removed you can reinstall the cap with unrestricted adjustment."
I have modified four of these carbs. Care to share with me as to how you removed H cap with pin in place?
That would really simplify this modification.
Thanks, BRS ---I will try that.To remove the cap without drilling out the pin you just need to press the pin (which is a light press) using a small pin, nail, or screw using a vise or other clamping means through the carb body and into the cap. Then you can remove the cap using the specialty Stihl carb cab removal tool which is a reverse threaded puller or by just tapping a screw into the end of the cap and pulling it out.
a representative. He was of very little help and in the end offered to replace the defective coil if I paid dealer labor to replace. Problem was---Stihl would only replace with another OLD DESIGN COIL! ! January of this year, My dealer agreed to contact Stihl for the details and, to date, I still have a non-running $600.00 + saw!My MS201t was a lemon saw. It ran average for 1 year then wouldn't cut properly. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. So I went to the local stihl shop and asked for a new ignition module which they didn't have in stock but they did have this "upgrade kit" which I purchased for au $35.00. The kit makes these lemon recall saws fully functional, its a con really, I reckon Stihl had to release this upgrade kit because the saws were not of merchantable quality. Some rogue Stihl shops are even demanding a $200 fee to install this "upgrade kit", refusing to sell you the ignition carby and flywheel, like I got for $35. BTW I've worked at consumer protection - if your MS201t is dodgy but not under warranty then technically, you can still access a right to get it fixed free of charge if you allege that the saw was not of merchantable quality, especially cos its a very expensive saw.
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