Not all flip caps are created equal

[HorseShoeInFork]

Flippy caps........again

Never had a problem with flippy caps either. Had a screw in Stihl bar oil come out and waterproof my carhartts and at least I don't have to use a scrench like a Husky.

 

[ECRUPPRECHT]

Seriously... there is nothing wrong with the flippy caps... just the flippy cap users.

Gary

:agree2: I've said it before and I'll say it again.....if you can't handle the flippy caps, you shouldn't be using a saw.

I Agree ive never had a problem at all always users messing the o rings up??? if by chance you do mess one up they are only like 7 bucks people spend that on a cup of coffee????

 

[pgg]

This flippy cap problem thing is bizarre, I've used them since they came out, never ever ever ever ever never have any problem. The smaller oil caps occasionally won't slot in because of debris. That's all it is. Surprise surprise, oil caps attract debris... Simple simple simple fix, just pucker ya lips and blow around the edge of the lid before you plug it in

 

[JJuday]

I posted a fix awhile back - I was amazed at how much emotion my post stirred up;
I think what surprised me was how few replies took interest in the fix and instead wanted to vent about it.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=130186

It is an extremely frustrating problem when they won't seat; with me it was the gas cap.
A bad one took me 30 minutes of wasted time on my tailgate when I was losing daylight after work at a friends house bucking logs.

I found it does take a while to figure them out; and they are much more difficult to diagnose than a regular screw-in cap.

I HATE paying for replacements, so I solved my problem by shaving the edges, but I can't blame those who just don't want the hassle.
Stihl would do well to engineer the cap as an option. Something like a special insert that allows a flip-cap; remove the insert and you're back to screw caps.

I never soaked my leg with gas or oil but that would send me right over the edge! :censored:
-br

Emotion, no. You had a good idea about how to fix caps that were difficult to seat properly into their tanks. My concern was that you blamed Ethanol for the problems. I saw the same problem with my brothers MS 200T's oil cap. I just read through all of the posts and saw one where a theory of bar oil "swelling" the oil cap was mentioned! LMFAO!!! I guess no one here on this site works in a plastic injection molding factory or has ever been around one, but my point is that sometimes there are flawed caps made and installed on these saws. The oil cap on that 200t was FLAWED from day one. New cap = no problem in that equation. I do agree that dirt, saw dust, and other debris could cause some problems too. JJuday

 

[04ultra]

Never... ever had a problem on any flippy cap saw I ever used.

Gary

Most problems I see are people over filling the oil tank..........That could be me from time to time....




.

 

[Jtheo]

:agree2: I've said it before and I'll say it again.....if you can't handle the flippy caps, you shouldn't be using a saw.

Well, as long as Dolmar and Husqvarna is building saws, I won't have to deal with a flip cap unless I chose to do so, as in the 362.

As far as running a saw, I started in 1984 with a Sachs Dolmar 112, and have run a bunch of saws since.

I don't plan to quit any time soon. Flip caps or not.

 

[teacherman]

I'm sure glad the MS660 still uses screw-in caps.

 

[Andyshine77]

Every flip cap I've used acts different. Some act like blonds, they're easy and do whatever you want them to do. Some of them are like brunettes, they're hard to use and never do what you want them to do.

 

[Jtheo]

I post a thread and say something good about the flip caps on the MS 362,
and say that I do not want to start another controversy on flip caps,

and then here comes the same old negative crap out of the same corner from some of the same guys..

Anybody who can not work flip caps is an idiot and so on.

My ignore list is getting longer and anybody that dosent like this post can put me on theirs.

I was trying to decide between a 7900 and a 362. Some of you guys helped me make that decision.

Thanks.

 

[Andyshine77]

I post a thread and say something good about the flip caps on the MS 362,
and say that I do not want to start another controversy on flip caps,

and then here comes the same old negative crap out of the same corner from some of the same guys..

Anybody who can not work flip caps is an idiot and so on.

My ignore list is getting longer and anybody that dosent like this post can put me on theirs.

I was trying to decide between a 7900 and a 362. Some of you guys helped me make that decision.

Thanks.

Both are great saws, but for the weight and price the 7900 is a much better deal.

 

[Greenthorn]

So, are you saying the 362 flippy caps are any different than the 361 flippy caps? Or are you just stating you found it more cumbersome to align the oil flippy cap on the 211 versus the 362, being that smaller?

By the way, I hate flippys.......but I also hate the taste of Jack Daniels too, and we've seemed to come to an agreement to work with each other.

 

[edisto]

Never... ever had a problem on any flippy cap saw I ever used.

Gary

I don't have any saws with flippy caps either.

 

[Jtheo]

So, are you saying the 362 flippy caps are any different than the 361 flippy caps? Or are you just stating you found it more cumbersome to align the oil flippy cap on the 211 versus the 362, being that smaller?

By the way, I hate flippys.......but I also hate the taste of Jack Daniels too, and we've seemed to come to an agreement to work with each other.

Both flip caps on the 362 were easy to align and close.

The oil tank on the 211 was much too difficult, but since I said that, then the Stihl heads are saying I am a moron or somebody that should not be running a saw.

I was about to buy the 362 and then here's this same old **** Storm from some the same old guys about how it is always the operators fault like Stihl can do no wrong and never has a product with a fault.

Well the 7900 will eat up a 362 any day of the week, and yeah I know it's just not a fair match, but don't expect life to be fair and you won't be disappointed.

 

[Jtheo]

You are right about the flippy caps. The oil cap on the ms200T is abysmal. Worst design ever! Since it is the only stihl I really need, I guess I am stuck with it till the new ms201T surfaces. If you hate flippy caps, the easiest solution is to just replace the offending stihl with a comparable husky or dolmar or jonserad or echo. Time is money. Flippy caps cost time and thus cost money. Boo on stihl for such a useless marketing tool to try and differentiate their saws from the competitors.

Well they differentiated me straight to Husqvarna and Dolmar.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Jtheo]

Seriously... there is nothing wrong with the flippy caps... just the flippy cap users.

Gary

So there is something wrong with anybody that has trouble with a flip cap?

 

[pgg]

You are right about the flippy caps. The oil cap on the ms200T is abysmal. Worst design ever! Since it is the only stihl I really need, I guess I am stuck with it till the new ms201T surfaces. If you hate flippy caps, the easiest solution is to just replace the offending stihl with a comparable husky or dolmar or jonserad or echo. Time is money. Flippy caps cost time and thus cost money. Boo on stihl for such a useless marketing tool to try and differentiate their saws from the competitors.

Yes. Guess we should all believe everything we read on the internet then...

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[teacherman]

So there is something wrong with anybody that has trouble with a flip cap?

Nope.

 

[taandctran]

Buy a new cap

it you are having that much or a problem out of your flippy cap why not just go to the dealer and buy a new one. they are only $7 and easy to install. Most people spend more then that on beer every evening.

 

[Jtheo]

it you are having that much or a problem out of your flippy cap why not just go to the dealer and buy a new one. they are only $7 and easy to install. Most people spend more then that on beer every evening.

Well, if you mean me, I don't have anything left with a flip cap, and since I bought a 7900 instead of the 362, then I don't have to worry about flip caps and being called a moron and idiot by some of the Stihl Heads.

Did I get pizzed? Yeah I did. I have never done that to another member, and If I am joking, then I make that clear with the big grinn or something.

 

[taandctran]

I wasnt directing that to any certain person. just the subject of flippy caps in general. I dont know why people make such a big deal out of them. they work for quite a few years and have to be replaced. just like everything else