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Stihl ms170 chainsaw will not start
I have mixed new gas at the 50:1 ratio before trying any of the other stuff.
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Stihl ms170 chainsaw will not start
Unlike many other brands, Stihls are sold only by shops that service them, so if all else fails you can bring it in.
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Stihl ms170 chainsaw will not start
dayleh, based upon my own experience, if you have let your saw sit a day or so since last trying it, put in a new spark plug and then use the normal process to start it. Don't vary anything from the way it has always worked such as number of pulls with choke on or such. Has worked for me a few times. Sometimes having a problem we will change the way we have always started a engine and miss something as simple as switching it on or priming it. Last fall one of my son in laws borrowed my saw, after a couple of hours he came back with it and it will not start. Have pulled it and pulled it and will not even fire. I had used it just like you a few days ealier and no problem and I failed to start it also. Changed plug with no effect. Let it sit for a few hours and amazing it started and ran fine. I really believe you can get such a build up of fumes and oil in there some 2 cycle engines just need to air it out. Back in the days of carbs on car engines have seen that also.
Years ago one of my brother in laws and I were cutting fire wood. We stopped for refueling and his saw would not start. He pulled and pulled it and even when ask is it on, yep! I switch and it was off. He took my saw and pulled and pulled and failed to start it to which I asked again, if is off, yep! Humous as it could be he had pulled for several minutes on two different saws with both being switched off even when asked on each saw. Hate to say I have done the same also.
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My brother and I have run Stihl saws for about 20 years. "Knock on wood" - we have had only a few 'minor problems" but nothing to say major problems (spark plugs now and then,normal wear /tear items and once the saw stopped-somehow sawdust got builtup inside the clutch area and would not allow turn over). My saw is about 25 yrs old with 40:1 mix ratio and have used 87octane and have had not problems starting...my brother recent bought two newer models and has found-- The ONE BIG change is GAS! - Read the owners manual.. they call for Premimun grade for the mix... yes it makes a difference .. We were cutting with a friend who had a brand new one week old Stihl he refilled with a batch he made with regular 87 gas and his saw would not start. we dumped his mix out and refilled with the 'higrade mix' took abit to work it thru the carb etc but his saw started...
The service shop keeps telling me its okay to switch my old saw to the 50:1 mix -but i'm like hey the saw has run this long with the old diet and it has not given me any complains.. just me having to measureout the oil dosage for the right proportions...no premeasured bottles for me...darn... he he
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