My 200t cutting out?

[Eagle1]

Hey guys,
A question for the stihl buffs. My 200t keeps bogging when tring to throtle up. Also, just shuts down alot with the same sounds that it would make if it were out of gas (that little burst of thrust, than shuts off)

Other times it runs well? It does this both hot and cold.

My other 200t runs very good except for bogging when throtling up when cold.
Any suggustions???
Thanks

 

[Eagle1]

oh yea, one more thing. I just put a new air filter and plug in.

 

[Joey P]

Sounds like you have 2 problems. First off your throttle response is probably being caused by a lean low speed. Try opening your low speed jet and see if it clears out.

As far as it shutting off on ya it sounds like you have a bad tank vent. bring it to your dealer and he should be able to run it and find that out pretty quickly......it is a simple fix.

 

[wiley_p]

The bummer is after paying almost 500.00 for a pro grade saw the kind folks at Stihl forget to tell you that an additional hour of shop time needs to be added to the bill so that you can put enough fuel on the high and low side to have the saw run properly.

 

[Eagle1]

Really !!

Now the same thing is happening to my V 222 stumper. I have to milk the ball every 3 mins to keep the motor running. I think it is a filter??? Honda 20hp.
Any ideas??

 

[Kenskip1]

Eagle One,
How old is the gas? Seckond question. When was the last time that you put a gas filter in your saw? It sounds like you are starving the engine of fuel.Check to see if the fuel line has a kink in it. While at it get a new fuel filter for the saw. I use a metal coat hanger with a hook in the end to fish the filter out. Look for cracks in the fuel line itself. Be careful, as you can easily damage the engine if this anomoly persists,
Ken

 

[Menchhofer]

I purchased the same saw last year and am having the same problem. lst time I had it in they adjusted the carb. Next time they told me it was a compressed fuel line. The saw still acts identical to when I took it in. Very frustrating.

 

[Kenskip1]

Mencer
Fuel starvation is what this sounds like to me.However we shall try to correct this anomoly.I will asssume that this saw has the non tamper high speed , or to be politically correct, envirmentally, Friendly carburator. If it dies when you are trying to go from idle to the cut speed, it sounds like the low speed may be to lean. Fear not! I would start the saw and let it get warmed up or to normal operating temperature. When this problem starts, take your screwdriver and find the Lowspeed adjustment screw.With the saw running, turn this screw Out (counter clickwise) about a quarter of a turn. If the engine slows down you are very close. Same as if the engine speeds up. Your saw appears to be running to lean from the idle or low speed setting. I hope that this may be of some help. Try this stunt! Loosen the fuel cap and retighten. If the saw cannot get any air thru the tank vent then this may be the cause of your problem.
Hope this helps, Ken

 

[Eagle1]

Ken sounds good, I will try this.
Any suggustions on the stumper??

 

[Menchhofer]

Thanks, I will try it.