MS250 Fuel Return line - plastic nipple broken

RAMROD48 · Feb 21, 2012

WoodHeatWarrior said:
With the Poulans there is simply an undersized hole in the plastic. You pull the line through it and it seals. Never had one leak.

Your my hero... :bowdown:

Zippy · Feb 21, 2012

same with Oleo-Mac.

WoodHeatWarrior said:
With the Poulans there is simply an undersized hole in the plastic. You pull the line through it and it seals. Never had one leak.

For a really easy fix I'd do this - lots of chainsaws are designed this way - I've got a top-handle OleoMac with this, think I've seen it on a Husky too?

It'll get you going in 5mins.

escpen · Feb 21, 2012

Thank you all for the help. For $6 and a little bit of elbow grease, I'll try out RAMROD48's recommended fix. Thanks again!

Chris-PA · Feb 21, 2012

RAMROD48 said:
Your my hero...

I don't see any reason to get your panties in a twist - it wasn't my intent to dismiss your advice and I have no doubt it works, but I'm not sure why it is required. If it is a bad idea, perhaps you'd enlighten me with the reason why? Inherently, the grommet approach has more joints that must seal.

3000 FPS · Feb 21, 2012

WoodHeatWarrior said:
With the Poulans there is simply an undersized hole in the plastic. You pull the line through it and it seals. Never had one leak.

How dare you suggest a Stihl could be fixed by what Poulans use in their construction. :laugh:

Chris-PA · Feb 21, 2012

3000 FPS said:
How dare you suggest a Stihl could be fixed by what Poulans use in their construction.

I guess. As I've said before, they're just machines - bits of plastic and metal. Brand shouldn't mean diddly when it comes to fixing things. When you're modifying a design to fix it does it matter if the completely non-original parts you retrofit are from the same brand?

Eecho · Feb 21, 2012

Lol just use a tire valve stem . Only kidding but ive fixed this issue one small piece of allthread two nuts same size for the all thread and drill a hole through it in a drill press then two o rings in between the nuts and slide the hose over the small piece of allthread remaining sticking out of the tank did just the fix on a poulan 3300 because I bought one size fuel line and the vent line was larger . I tried using oil and gas seal like epoxy but mine kept failing with a minor leak so allthread nipple works great. you can do the same fix with a machine thread screw two o rings and a single nut drill a small hole through the screw and your fixed . Basically you need to make a hollow nipple fastened and sealed securely . You should be able to hold it from inside the tank while tightening . I dont order parts I find what I have at the house when it comes to a fix like this one but I do like the grommet fix posted earlier im just impatient when it comes to waiting for parts to come in .